How will rising oil prices impact the U.S. housing market?

As we enter another week of the Iran conflict, the question now is what will this do to the economy, but for this article, we want to focus specifically on what this conflict means for the U.S. housing market. There are currently two sides to this discussion. One camp believes the economy is still e

Mortgage Rates Finish Flat After Starting Higher

Mortgage rates began the day at the highest levels in a month. The move up versus Friday was only moderate, but Friday's levels were already fairly close to early Feb's highs. Oil prices continue putting upward pressure on rates, but with several caveats. It takes quite a big move in oil to motivate

Stagflation Fears Threaten Spring Housing Market as Oil Hits $100 a Barrel

The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran threatens to derail the crucial spring housing market as oil prices soar, raising the specter of stagflation and rising mortgage rates. On Monday, as the war entered its 10th day with the path to resolution uncertain, West Texas Intermediate crude hit $100 a barrel. It

Trump’s war footing has SoCal defense outfits on hunt for office, industrial space

A surge of aerospace and defense tenants is tightening the industrial market in Los Angeles’ historic aviation hubs, where companies hunting for specialized buildings are running into limited supply. Aerospace and defense tenants leased more than 1.4 million square feet across 11 major South Bay dea