Stock performance clobbered home prices in 2023, the year after the reverse was true. My trusty spreadsheet looked at a half-century of stock-trading patterns (the…
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As she stood inside what will soon be a newly remodeled dining room of a row home in the 900 block of Douglass Street Wednesday…
How out of whack is the housing market? Well, an October poll by LendingTree of 2,045 US adults found 35% want the housing market to…
Bargains are on the brains of shoppers as the holiday gift-buying season gets into high gear. And talk about information overload: You’d be hard-pressed to…
With the number of families in need of food in southeastern Pennsylvania already at record levels, now the cost of home heating and holiday expenses…
The number of tenant evictions in Reading is on the rise, the city’s Human Relations Commission director said. “The number of evictions has started to…
Real estate is again a top investment choice, at least according to an annual poll of typical Americans. But its popularity has tumbled to a…
“Numerology” tries to find reality within various measurements of economic and real estate trends. Buzz: Mortgage rates today would be at 8.9% if they were…
“Memory Lane” takes a stroll through financial history because the economy has a funny habit of repeating itself. Buzz: Mortgage rates have run below the…
Imagine watching the often volatile stock market more like the relative slow-motion tracking of home prices. Stock price moves are typically digested on a daily…
Most consumers think of Experian as simply one of the three major credit bureaus, keeping tabs on who’s paying their bills. Jennifer Schulz, the new…
Three big development projects designed to help those who need housing in Reading have received a boost from private grants. FHL Bank of Pittsburgh recently…
The Reading Eagle publishes this monthly list of development projects reviewed by the Berks County Planning Commission to keep the community informed. The information comes from…
Reading’s leaders will start work on a program that will incentivize property owners to convert multi-unit properties back into single-family homes. Councilwoman Donna Reed has…
A program that helped renters pay their utility bills and rent during the COVID-19 pandemic will come to an end on Oct. 4. The Berks…
Reading Mayor Eddie Moran met with City Council to discuss his priorities. The “priority summit” was held Wednesday evening and Moran, who is almost two…