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Barbie-pink superyacht sells for $5.86M to tech mogul — Ken not included

November 24, 2023 Mariel Alumit Comments Off

Come on, Barbie, let’s go yachting. In an ultra-feminine twist on a luxury cruiser’s generally stoic design, a pretty pink catamaran has been scooped up for $5.86 million by an unidentified “international tech entrepreneur,” SWNS […]

‘Barbie’ dream house in Palm Beach drops price

November 16, 2023 Mariel Alumit Comments Off

Following a broker swap, interior designer Tracy Turco’s Barbie-pink house in Manalapan, Fla. (just south of Palm Beach), can be yours for $6.9 million, down from its original $7.2 million ask. Turco and her husband, […]

Rocket lost money last year, so why are its shares up?

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Rocket Companies, the parent of Rocket Mortgage, lost money in 2023, but executives have expressed confidence about a big turnaround by touting investment in artificial intelligence (AI) to accelerate the company’s profitability. Despite reporting […]

Industry experts are closely watching delinquency rates, insurance costs

February 25, 2024 Comments Off

Mortgage servicers, regulators and economists are closely watching the delinquency rates for Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans following a spike in the fourth quarter of 2023. Industry experts say that although there’s a correlation […]

Jobs data sends mortgage rates higher

February 3, 2024 Comments Off

Today we got a jobs Friday hat trick! Better headline jobs were reported, with positive revisions and more robust wage growth, which caught bond traders off guard and sent bond yields and mortgage rates […]