Market Trends & Affordability

3+ hour, 30+ min ago   (758+ words) But both are tasked with answering the same underlying question: what do we actually know about this customer? A change in employment, a bereavement, a new caring responsibility or a health diagnosis – all of these affect whether someone can sustainably…...

4+ hour, 33+ min ago   (449+ words) As the cost of living continues to put pressure on household budgets across Arizona, new research from Cashback Loans reveals the financial sacrifices residents are making to make ends meet. The survey of 3,000 U.S. adults examined financial security, emergency savings, and…...

5+ hour, 11+ min ago   (16+ words) CBS News Half of Americans don't have life insurance...

6+ hour, 25+ min ago   (939+ words) Jonathan Evans on why first-time buyers and the products built for them are never one-size-fits-all Jonathan Evans, Senior National Account Lead at Skipton Building Society, sees this struggle play out every day. And while affordability is often treated as a…...

10+ hour, 25+ min ago   (294+ words) Happy Monday! I hope you all had wonderful weekends. I made it back from Vegas in one piece, but obviously I didn’t become a multi-millionaire because, well, here I am. But enough about me — here’s our daily rundown of some…...

14+ hour, 16+ min ago   (332+ words) A new analysis found that more than 1 in 4 working-age adults had trouble paying off groceries they put on a credit card last year. Consumer Reports has simple ways to spend less at the supermarket. If your grocery bill is getting…...

1+ day, 57+ min ago   (793+ words) The changing shape of the market emerged during the latest Knowledge Bank Lenders Live session, where lenders and brokers discussed affordability, economic uncertainty and the increasing complexity of mortgage applications. A live poll found affordability and economic uncertainty were jointly…...

1+ day, 9+ hour ago   (365+ words) Americans with private health insurance are still struggling with medical bills, with some taking on debt, delaying needed care, and using savings to cover health expenses. Think Your 'Safe' Stocks Protect You? You're Ignoring the Real Growth Triggers — Here's What…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago   (289+ words) Payday can feel like a fresh start. Money reaches the bank, bills get paid and debt gets handled. What happens next may be a little more surprising. A new national survey found that Americans spend about 40% of their paycheck within…...

4+ day, 8+ hour ago   (143+ words) Housing is typically thought of as a fixed, non-negotiable bill, the one expense that gets paid before anything else. New survey data suggests that for a...