How Fed Rates Influence Mortgages, Credit Cards, Savings and More

How Fed Rates Influence Mortgages, Credit Cards, Savings and More

Here’s how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.
Spain Seeks to Curb Short-Term Rentals Amid Growing Housing Crisis

Spain Seeks to Curb Short-Term Rentals Amid Growing Housing Crisis

The country is at the forefront of a wider crunch spreading across Europe, and its prime minister has proposed a 100 percent tax aimed at foreign real estate investors.
Divvy Homes, Once Valued at $2 Billion, Is in Talks to be Sold for Parts

Divvy Homes, Once Valued at $2 Billion, Is in Talks to be Sold for Parts

The company, backed by high-flying Silicon Valley investors like Andreessen Horowitz, had promised it would reinvent the rent-to-own model and make it more consumer friendly. High interest rates and mortgage rates thwarted those plans.