Pending home sales inched up this week, but they’re still near record lows.  What to know about the U.S. housing market for the four weeks ending October 11:  Home prices are losing momentum. The median U.S. home-sale price rose just 0.5% year over year, the slowest growth rate since March. The medi

House hunters had more negotiating power in September than they’ve had since the housing market crashed after the 2008 financial crisis, with 63% more home sellers than buyers.  The number of buyers in the market dipped to the lowest level in records dating back to 2013, while the number of sellers

Takeaway: A higher-than-expected inflation report puts the odds of a rate hike in two weeks at 50/50. Rates will give back some of last week’s improvements. Both overall and core inflation–which excludes food and energy prices–jumped in September more than expected. Overall inflation for September c