Educational NAHB Eye on Housing reports that builder sentiment is retreating under the combined pressure of elevated mortgage rates, tighter labor availability, and stubborn material costs. The NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index dropped three points to 32 in September, a level that signals more builders see conditions as poor
Educational BREAKING — Mortgage Professional America reports that a broker named Shelton says the current Fed meeting has triggered more urgent conversations than any in the past two years, with the implication that borrowers may need to secure rate locks before a potential rate hike materializes. The specter of tightening monetary
Educational The Hollywood Reporter notes that Norwegian filmmaker Marlene Emilie Lyngstad's "Cute," a Danish drama addressing sexual taboos, will premiere in the New Directors section at the San Sebastian Film Festival. The festival setting gives the work immediate context within European cinema's tradition of
Educational Variety reports that the Vatican will submit a film for Oscar consideration for the first time in the Academy Awards' 97-year history. The documentary short, titled "Green Lava," follows Giacomo Mattivi, a young Italian man living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, and will premiere this week
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Educational Deadline reports that Netflix has released the trailer for Hunting Gary Glitter, a documentary tracing the pursuit of journalists and survivors who exposed the former pop star as a serial child abuser. The film launches October 14 and charts Glitter's 1997 conviction, his subsequent years as a
Educational Variety reports that two-time Grammy-winner Laufey has signed with Interscope Records and Verve Records, a dual-label arrangement that mirrors her straddling of pop and jazz worlds. The move caps six years of independent work that generated more than 7 billion global streams across three studio albums,
Educational BREAKING — MIT Technology Review reports that the AI boom is becoming a materials challenge, with semiconductors and data centers approaching physical limits around performance, thermal management, electrical efficiency, and reliability. The infrastructure powering artificial intelligence is hitting constraints that algorithms alone cannot solve, forcing the industry to confront the
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Educational CNBC Real Estate reports that mortgage rates have climbed to their highest mark since the start of 2025, triggering a sharp retreat in mortgage demand as the cost of financing resets expectations across the housing market. For investors and self-employed borrowers watching this shift, the conventional path has
Educational BREAKING — Mortgage Professional America reports that mortgage demand is falling sharply as rates climb toward 7%, with both purchase and refinance activity feeling the pressure. Higher borrowing costs have put shoppers in a defensive posture, shrinking the pool of active buyers and leaving many conventional applicants on the sidelines.