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Mortgage Refinance Rates Today: July 15, 2026 - Rates Fall
2+ hour, 56+ min ago (774+ words) Have a question for Amber Barkley or our other editors? Send a note to Amber Barkley, Angelica Leicht and our other editors. We read every email. The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed refinance slipped to 6.66% today, according to…...
Young People Want Marriage And Kids. They Can’t Afford Them.
3+ hour, 29+ min ago (357+ words) The United Nations Population Fund's Lives, Choices and Futures, published this month, surveyed 108,926 internet-connected adults aged 18 to 39 across 73 countries — the most geographically diverse dataset ever assembled on this question. Two numbers from it deserve to end the “they don’t want…...
The Assumptions That Cost First-Time Real Estate Investors The Most
1+ day, 1+ hour ago (923+ words) Forbes The Assumptions That Cost First-Time Real Estate Investors The Most First-time investors negotiate hardest over the two numbers printed at the top of a deal, the purchase price and the interest rate, and they treat almost everything beneath those…...
AI Is Changing Lending, But Trust Remains The Real Advantage
3+ day, 1+ hour ago (328+ words) Artificial intelligence promises to improve that equation. Modern underwriting platforms can analyze cash flow, bank statements and payment histories in minutes rather than hours. Decisions that once required teams of analysts can now be supported by sophisticated machine learning models…...
What Are The Biggest Mistakes Owners Make Years Before Selling
6+ day, 11+ min ago (1170+ words) Two years sounded like plenty of time. It was not even close. And the moment she realized that, it was almost too late to fix it. If you are a business owner even thinking about a future sale, sit with…...
Cape Ann Museum Reopens After 20-Month Renovation
2+ week, 1+ day ago (650+ words) Following a 20-month closure, the Cape Ann Museum reopens its main downtown campus in Gloucester, MA to the public on June 30, 2026. More than $20 million has been spent upgrading the institution’s five-building footprint, including its historic 1806 captain’s house. Ship’s captain. Gloucester,…...
AI Is Rewriting Mortgage Origination And VCs Are Starting To Notice
3+ week, 6+ day ago (248+ words) A new cohort of AI-native startups is now challenging a generation of point solutions that digitized paperwork without eliminating the labor behind it. The race to build the winning AI mortgage platform is on, and the competitive map looks nothing…...
Housing Is About To Boom. This 238% Dividend Grower Is Here For It.
4+ week, 7+ hour ago (1065+ words) Once again, the mainstream crowd is wrong—this time on real estate. And they’re wrong for the same reason they always are: They’re looking at the wrong numbers. We’re fine with that. We saw it coming. And we’re ready to…...
The Next Real Estate Financing Cycle Will Be Won In The Bridge
3+ week, 6+ day ago (953+ words) Wesley Carpenter, cofounder and partner, Stormfield Capital, direct balance sheet lender specializing in real estate bridge lending. The mortgage and lending industry for residential real estate is entering a more complicated, and potentially more interesting, phase of the cycle. The…...
Why The Future Of Lending Is Adaptive
4+ week, 1+ day ago (542+ words) Mike de Vere is CEO of Zest AI. The credit infrastructure of the late 20th century was designed for a slower world: stable identities, stable jobs, stable patterns and gradual change. The world has shifted, and lending hasn’t always kept pace....