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01.05.26 - 19:18
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US Mortgage Debt Hits $13.2 Trillion, Average Household Owes Nearly $109,000 (ZeroHedge)
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US Mortgage Debt Hits $13.2 Trillion, Average Household Owes Nearly $109,000
Authored by Mary Prenon via The Epoch Times,
America's mortgage debt continues to escalate, hitting the $13.2 trillion mark, according to an April 30 WalletHub report.
The personal finance website and app indicated that the average U.S. household owes nearly $109,000 in outstanding mortgage balances and that mortgage debt has remained on an upward trend over the past few years.
“Mortgage rates are the highest they've been in around a decade, and home prices have seen a meteoric rise in recent years as well,” WalletHub analyst John Kiernan said in the report.
“Even small increases in home prices can lead to thousands of dollars in extra mortgage interest costs for homeowners, so it's important to choose wisely when deciding where and when to buy a house.”
Comparing the 50 states based on proprietary data from the third quarter of 2025 to the fourth quarter, WalletHub found that the northernmost state, Alaska...
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01.05.26 - 17:48
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Mortgage Pool (Investopedia)
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01.05.26 - 14:24
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UK Mortgage Approvals Rise Unexpectedly (AFX)
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LONDON (dpa-AFX) - UK mortgage approvals rose unexpectedly in March, reaching a four-month high, while consumer credit logged its fastest growth since early 2024, official data showed Friday.The n......
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01.05.26 - 11:24
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UK house prices jump despite impact of Middle East conflict (The Guardian)
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Rise of 3% in April, the fastest annual pace in 11 months, leaves typical property worth £278,880, says NationwideBusiness live – latest updatesHouse price growth in the UK has surprised estate agents and economists by jumping in April at the fastest annual pace in 11 months, according to Nationwide.The UK's biggest building society said its mortgage data showed that house prices unexpectedly rose by 3% in April on a year earlier, from 2.2% in March, leaving the typical UK property worth £278,880. Continue reading......
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01.05.26 - 09:00
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UK house prices in surprise increase; NatWest braces for slowing economy – business live (The Guardian)
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Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as average house price rose 0.4% in April and NatWest sets aside £140mIt is likely to be a quiet morning on equity markets, as most of the major indices around Europe are closed – and on that note, happy May Day!But London is still open for trading (and closed on Monday). Futures prices suggest the FTSE 100 is due to dip by 0.3%.Despite the uncertainty caused by developments in the Middle East and the subsequent rise in energy prices, the UK housing market has continued to regain momentum following the slowdown recorded around the turn of the year.This is somewhat surprising given that indicators of consumer confidence have weakened noticeably. GfK's headline index has fallen to its lowest level since late‑2023, reflecting households' more pessimistic views of the economic outlook and their own financial position over the year ahead.The surprisingly strong rise in the Nationwide measure of house prices in April shows that house pri...
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