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Workers wearing face masks to help protect from the coronavirus set up a decoration for the Winter Olympic Games in Beijing, Sunday, Jan. 16, 2022. Beijing has reported its first local omicron infection, according to state media, weeks before the Winter Olympic Games are due to start. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)
Chinese city Xi'an lifts some restrictions after lockdown

Jan. 15, 2022 11:13 PM EST

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 file photo, a new home is for sale in Madison, Ga. Mortgage rates rose above the 3% mark this week for the first time in 10 weeks, as the economic recovery from the pandemic recession continues while inflation remains elevated. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Friday, June 25 that the average for the key 30-year home loan rose to 3.02% from 2.93% last week. By contrast, the rate stood at 3.13% a year ago.(AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
US mortgage rates rise over 3%; 30-year at 3.02%

Jun. 25, 2021 04:55 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press Jun. 23, 2021 05:06 PM EDT
South Florida Sun Sentinel. June 18, 2021. Editorial: Florida election supervisors must keep asking hard questions ...

FILE - In this Oct. 6, 2020 file photo, a real estate brokerage sign stands in front of a house in Norwood, Mass. Sales of previously-occupied homes fell for the fourth straight month in May 2021, as soaring prices and a limited number of available properties discouraged many would-be buyers. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
US existing home sales fall again as prices continue to soar

By Christopher Rugaber Jun. 22, 2021 10:01 AM EDT

This March 21, 2021 photo shows an advertising sign for building land stands in front of a new home construction site in Northbrook, Ill. Mortgage rates were mostly lower this week, Thursday, June 17, as the economy continued to show signs of recovery from the pandemic recession and recent bursts of inflation were deemed temporary by federal policymakers. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
US average mortgage rates mostly lower; 30-year at 2.93%

Jun. 17, 2021 01:57 PM EDT

Daily wage laborers wait to be employed for the day, on a street in Mumbai, India, Friday, June 11, 2021. India’s economy was on the cusp of recovery from the first pandemic shock when a new wave of infections swept the country, infecting millions, killing hundreds of thousands and forcing many people to stay home. Cases are now tapering off, but prospects for many Indians are drastically worse as salaried jobs vanish, incomes shrink and inequality is rising. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Pandemic relapse spells trouble for India's middle class

By Krutika Pathi Jun. 12, 2021 12:55 AM EDT

Many Americans moved to less pricey housing markets in 2020

By Alex Veiga Jun. 10, 2021 01:39 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Many Americans who moved last year relocated to areas where homes were, on average, bigger and less expensive. On...

In this May 26, 2021 photo, a sign for workers hangs in the window of a shop along Main Street in Deadwood, S.D. U.S. employers added 559,000 jobs in May, an improvement from April’s sluggish gain but still evidence that many companies are struggling to find enough workers as the economy rapidly recovers from the pandemic recession. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
US economy: Plenty of growth, not enough workers or supplies

By Paul Wiseman Jun. 05, 2021 10:03 AM EDT

Sold signs stand in front of new homes under construction Monday, March 15, 2021, in Houston. Sales of new homes fell a bigger-than-expected 5.9% in April, a drop that analysts blamed in part on soaring home prices. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Fewer Americans sign contracts to buy homes in April

By Matt Ott May. 27, 2021 10:02 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Florida

By The Associated Press May. 26, 2021 09:00 AM EDT
Sun Sentinel. May 21, 2021. Editorial: Shame on secretive senators for hiding gambling intentions The new gambling...

"Sold" signs are seen on a lot as new home construction continues in a new development in Northbrook, Ill., Sunday, March 21, 2021. On Thursday, May 13, 2021, Freddie Mac reported that mortgage rates declined during the week, marking their fourth consecutive week below 3% and further evidence of the strength in the economy’s recovery from the pandemic recession. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
US mortgage rates fall for 4th week; 30-year dips to 2.94%

May. 13, 2021 05:31 PM EDT

King County to buy hotels to permanently house 1,600 people

May. 11, 2021 08:01 PM EDT
SEATTLE (AP) — King County will buy a hotel that has been housing people who are homeless in Seattle for roughly a year as well as four or five other hotels in...

US average mortgage rates down slightly; 30-year at 2.96%

May. 06, 2021 12:56 PM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) — Mortgage rates fell slightly this week, marking their third straight week below 3% amid signs of the recovering economy’s strength. ...

FILE- In this Wednesday, May 29, 2013, photo, the Las Vegas skyline glows at dusk as a motorist pulls into the driveway of a home, in Henderson, Nev. Home prices in the Las Vegas area are setting monthly records, according to an industry survey putting the median price of existing single-family houses at $375,000 in April. A report released Thursday, May 6, 2021, by the organization Las Vegas Realtors said local home prices have never been higher and the housing supply has rarely, if ever, been tighter. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)
Report finds Vegas-area home prices setting monthly records

May. 06, 2021 11:43 AM EDT

Luxury towers dominate the skyline in the Marina district, center, and the new Dubai Harbour development, right, are seen from the observation deck of "The View at The Palm Jumeirah" in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Tuesday, April 6, 2021. Foreign buyers flush with cash have flooded the high-end property market in Dubai even as coronavirus vaccines roll out unevenly across the world and waves of infections force countries to extend restrictions. It's one of the few places in the world where they can dine, shop and do business in person. (AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)
Dubai luxury home market soars as world's rich flee pandemic

By Isabel Debre May. 06, 2021 02:07 AM EDT

House OKs doing away with purchase permits to buy handgun

By Gary D. Robertson May. 05, 2021 08:45 PM EDT
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's long practice of county sheriffs granting permits to local residents before they can buy a handgun would end under...

"Sold" signs sit on a lot as new home construction continue in a new neighborhood in Northbrook, Ill., Sunday, March 21, 2021. The number of Americans who signed contracts to buy homes last month fell by the most since last year’s virus outbreak sent the economy into freefall. The National Association of Realtors’ index of pending home sales tumbled 10.6% to 110.3 in February, its lowest level since May of last year. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
More Americans sign contracts to buy homes in March

By Matt Ott Apr. 29, 2021 10:00 AM EDT

FILE - In this June 8, 2015, file photo specialist Anthony Rinaldi works adjacent to the post that handles Humana, on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Humana is spending $5.7 billion to jump deeper into delivering care at home, a trend that took off during the pandemic and one the health insurer expects will continue to grow. The insurer said Tuesday, April 27, 2021, that it will buy the rest of Kindred at Home after initially acquiring a 40% stake in the care provider a few years ago. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
Insurer Humana moves deeper into home care with $5.7B deal

By Tom Murphy Apr. 27, 2021 04:30 PM EDT

FILE - In this Thursday, Feb. 18, 2021 file photo, a new home is for sale in Madison, Ga. Mortgage rates fell for the third straight week, dipping below 3% for the first time in two months. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday, April 22 that the benchmark 30-year home-loan rate declined to 2.97% this week from 3.04% last week. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File)
US average mortgage rates under 3% for first time since Feb.

Apr. 22, 2021 11:31 AM EDT

A "sale pending" sign stands along side a housing lot in Madison County, Miss., Tuesday, March 16, 2021. U.S. long-term mortgage rates continued to edge higher this week as the benchmark 30-year loan stayed above the 3% mark. Rates remain near historic lows, however. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
US average mortgage rates fall again; 30-year loan at 3.04%

Apr. 15, 2021 12:58 PM EDT