HomePersonal FinanceReal EstateWinter is generally a slow season for the real-estate sector, but will it stay frozen or thaw out — and more importantly, will home prices keep rising, or fall?Home prices and mortgage rates show few signs of falling at the end of October, as low inventory spurs competition among home buyers. Home buying demand is also drying up as many aspiring homeowners have decided purchasing a home is simply unaffordable. The 30-year mortgage was averaging at 7.9% as of October 26, 2023. A home buyer buying a median-priced home of roughly $400,000 today has to earn...…HomePersonal FinanceReal EstateWinter is generally a slow season for the real-estate sector, but will it stay frozen or thaw out — and more importantly, will home prices keep rising, or fall?Home prices and mortgage rates show few signs of falling at the end of October, as low inventory spurs competition among home buyers. Home buying demand is also drying up as many aspiring homeowners have decided purchasing a home is simply unaffordable. The 30-year mortgage was averaging at 7.9% as of October 26, 2023. A home buyer buying a median-priced home of roughly $400,000 today has to earn...WW…

Canceling student debt would not only address the massive racial inequalities among borrowers, but also “jump-start” the economy, according to a Democratic lawmaker.“There’s unrest in the lives of Black Americans, and that’s because of centuries of disproportionate hate, hurt, and harm that have been foisted on to Black Americans,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) told Yahoo Finance. “And so we’re at a culture shift moment — but we need a power shift moment.”Pressley has supported cancelling student debt to help level racial inequalities. “Black student borrowers borrow, and default more than...…Canceling student debt would not only address the massive racial inequalities among borrowers, but also “jump-start” the economy, according to a Democratic lawmaker.“There’s unrest in the lives of Black Americans, and that’s because of centuries of disproportionate hate, hurt, and harm that have been foisted on to Black Americans,” Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) told Yahoo Finance. “And so we’re at a culture shift moment — but we need a power shift moment.”Pressley has supported cancelling student debt to help level racial inequalities. “Black student borrowers borrow, and default more than...WW…

Read full articleThis is the second part of Yahoo Finance’s Illegal Tender podcast series on for-profit colleges. Despite various , for-profit schools remain exceptionally good at one thing: marketing themselves.From the slick TV ads to the savvy recruiting tactics — some as simple as presenting an opportunity to an underserved group — these colleges have proven efficient at outreach.“When you are just a business person and you are focused on what are the things that we can do to get more students to enroll and to increase the margin. … If that's what's driving your daily decisions, you...…Read full articleThis is the second part of Yahoo Finance’s Illegal Tender podcast series on for-profit colleges. Despite various , for-profit schools remain exceptionally good at one thing: marketing themselves.From the slick TV ads to the savvy recruiting tactics — some as simple as presenting an opportunity to an underserved group — these colleges have proven efficient at outreach.“When you are just a business person and you are focused on what are the things that we can do to get more students to enroll and to increase the margin. … If that's what's driving your daily decisions, you...WW…