Mortgage rates jumped sharply higher on Tuesday in response to weakness driven by geopolitical events and overseas financial markets. After hitting lows of 5.99% for a few hours on January 9th and spending last week in the low 6’s, the average top tier 30yr fixed rate is back up to 6.21% today. This matches the […]
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The value of the 10 highest class-action settlements in 2025 exceeded $70 billion for the first time ever. In fact, the total was nearer to $80 billion across all areas of litigation, according to law firm Duane Morris. For the fourth straight year, total settlements eclipsed the $40 billion mark. Gerald L. Maatman, co-author of
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After three consecutive accident years with relatively stable loss ratios, the projected loss and allocated loss adjustment expense ratio for accident year 2024 rose by 9 points and the combined ratio for accident year 2024 rose by 12 points—the highest in more than 20 years, a report out on Tuesday shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance
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Existing-home sales extended their recent stabilization in November, rising 0.5% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.13 million, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). This is the 3rd straight increase and annualized sales are at their highest level in 8 months. The catch is that–much like several other housing metrics–Existing Sales have
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A new report from Verisk has found that property insurance claims volume during the third quarter 2025 was the lowest it has been in the past five years but claims severity during the period was one of the highest in recent history. According to Verisk’s Q4 2025 Quarterly Property Report, claims were down nearly 30%
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New Zealand business confidence jumps in November to highest in a decade
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If you’re planning your post-retirement move and looking for the cheapest places to retire, the grocery prices in these cities might make you reconsider. Grocery prices are surging everywhere, but some cities have been hit harder than others. To figure out which places are feeling the pinch the most, I analyzed the latest grocery pricing
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Up until last week’s Fed announcement, the average 30yr fixed mortgage rate was at the lowest levels in more than a year (in many cases, matching the same lows seen on September 16th–the day before the previous Fed announcement). Although these past 2 post-Fed episodes have resulted in somewhat volatile bounces, rates are still far
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Key Takeaways Home buyers and refinancers applied for mortgages at the highest level since 2022 as mortgage rates fell to their lowest since last October. Mortgage volume was higher last week than the same time last year as borrowers rushed to take advantage of falling rates. Significant increases were seen in applications for both purchases
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It’s been below its previous high for longer than investors would have liked. On Dec. 31, 2021, shares of Domino’s Pizza (DPZ 2.14%) closed at an all-time high of $564.33 per share. And investors were undoubtedly thrilled. After all, anyone who invested $10,000 just five years earlier had seen the value climb to over $35,000
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