logo
episode-header-image
Feb 2024
15m 39s

To Buy or Not to Buy: Your Housing Quest...

The Wall Street Journal
About this episode

What’s going on with the U.S. housing market? On this week’s What’s News Sunday, reporters Veronica Dagher and Will Parker answer listeners’ questions about everything from what future interest-rate changes could mean for anyone looking to rent or buy a home, to how to know when it’s the right time to refinance.


Further reading:

The Economy Is Starting to Look Normal—Housing Isn’t 

The Rise of Forever Renters 

Sales Pitch for an 8% Mortgage: Buy Now, Refinance Later—for Free 

For Property Investors, The Price of a Home Is Still Not Right 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Up next
Today
Trump Threatens 50% Tariffs on Brazil
A.M. Edition for July 10. President Trump justifies a new tariff threat on Brazilian goods by citing the country’s ‘witch-hunt’ against former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro and legal action taken against U.S. tech firms. WSJ reporter Gavin Bade breaks down the economic and l ... Show More
12m 37s
Yesterday
What Linda Yaccarino’s Departure Means for X
P.M. Edition for July 9. After about two years at the helm of Elon Musk’s social-media platform, Linda Yaccarino has stepped down as the CEO of X. WSJ advertising editor Suzanne Vranica discusses what that means for X, which recently merged with Musk’s artificial intelligence com ... Show More
13m 6s
Yesterday
Trump Calls Out Putin Over Ukraine
A.M. Edition for July 9. As Russia intensifies its assault on Ukraine, President Trump is losing his patience with Vladimir Putin. Journal correspondent Matthew Luxmoore says the president is now considering sending an additional patriot missile system to Kyiv. Plus, the Trump ad ... Show More
15m 11s
Recommended Episodes
Apr 2024
Think It’s Expensive to Buy a Home? Try Owning One.
It’s not just the cost of buying a home that’s going up. It’s also the hidden costs — like taxes, maintenance and insurance — that are going through the roof. WSJ’s Nicole Friedman explains why these prices are rising so fast, and what it means for the housing market. Further Lis ... Show More
21m 22s
Oct 2022
This Is What 7% Mortgages Will Do To the Housing Market
Thanks to the surge in mortgage rates, we've seen a historic collapse in mortgage affordability. New homebuyers are facing a massive sticker shock relative to what they could have paid just six months ago. So does this mean that house prices are due for a crash? On this episode o ... Show More
47m 42s
May 2023
103: Q2 2023 Housing Market Update: Homebuying Could Get MUCH Harder
Homebuyers are gearing up for a hot summer housing market as demand starts to surge. At the beginning of 2023, nobody thought it possible that we’d be in the position we’re in today. Days on market have shrunk in some areas as listing attendance explodes and buyers' home-owning d ... Show More
53m 28s
Sep 2023
Por qué es el peor momento para comprar una casa
A veces las previsiones no se cumplen. En el caso de la vivienda, los expertos pensaban que, con lo que han subido los tipos de interés en los últimos meses, bajarían los pisos. Sin embargo, siguen por las nubes. Miles de compradores potenciales llevan meses reteniéndose, esperan ... Show More
11m 15s