U.S. home prices rose 0.6 percent in September and 1.5 percent in the third quarter, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s House Price Index released today. Prices were up 6.1 percent from a year earlier, marking eight consecutive year-on-year increases of more than 5 percent. The FHFA’s monthly index is calculated using the prices of houses brought with mortgages backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Survey finds younger generations more likely to start building wealth at early age
Today’s young adults are beginning to build wealth years earlier than older generations did, but many of them still see homeownership as out of reach, according to a new survey by U.S. Bank.








