Mortgage Rates Hold Flat to Start New Week

It was an uneventful day for the bond market (and, thus, interest rates ) as investors wait for clarity on this week's potential government shutdown. It's not the shutdown itself that would notable. Rather, it would be the absence of this Friday's jobs report (published by the Federal government) as

Consumer Sentiment Slips in September

U.S. consumer sentiment fell 5% in September as high prices and weaker economic expectations weighed on outlooks, though inflation expectations eased slightly.

Marketing Still Starts With Empathy

Tools, such as AI and automation, can widen reach and improve efficiency, but they don't replace human connection. Long-term growth depends on empathy.

Profit Margin on Home Flipping at 17-Year Low

Home-flip returns dropped to 25.1% in Q2, the lowest since 2008, as higher home prices raised purchase costs while sales levels held steady.