Your Future Home hosts Baker Machado and Jill Wagner discuss all the recent headlines in the real estate sector...everything from an uptick in the housing market to the top states predicted to have the biggest housing boom this year.
Long-term mortgage rates climbed this week to their highest level in nearly four years. The jump signals that the prospect of higher inflation is steadily increasing the cost of borrowing to buy a home. However, this isn't stopping builders from being optimistic. According to the National Association of Home Builders housing market index, builder confidence was unchanged in the past month.
Plus, according to a Fitch Ratings forecast, U.S. housing prices are expected to rise 4.6% this year. Among the states that are predicted to be top performers in 2018: Nevada, Texas, Florida, North Carolina, and Colorado.
Halloween is just a few weeks away and like any holiday it can get pretty expensive. Shopping expert Trae Bodge joined Cheddar News to explain ways to save while celebrating the spooky season.
Robert Frank, founder and administrator, Sophia Alana Elwell, administrator and lead event organizer and Mike Gilbert, event coordinator, all of DC Cosplayers East, spoke with Cheddar News about the costumes seen at the New York Comic Con.
New York Comic Con is the East Coast's biggest pop culture event and over 200,000 people attend each year, making it North America's most-attended fan convention. Chris D'Lando, event manager for Reedpop, spoke with Cheddar News to discuss what to expect at this year's festivities.
