Average 30-year US mortgage rate rises to 6.49%, pushing up borrowing costs
The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate drew closer this week to 6.5%, pushing up borrowing costs for prospective homebuyers.
The benchmark 30-year fixed rate mortgage...
Trump will let bipartisan housing bill become law without signing in protest over GOP...
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump will let the bipartisan housing bill approved by Congress become law without his signature, saying Friday that he...
Legislative panel to confront Georgia’s ‘broken’ post-conviction system
ATLANTA (Georgia Recorder) — A legislative study committee aimed at improving the appeals process for those convicted of crimes in Georgia will hold its...
US home prices hit an all-time high as sales slow and mortgage rates rise
Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes slowed in June, but a key measure of home prices climbed to an all-time high, adding to affordability...
Influential Georgia evangelical group fined for ethics violations
(Georgia Recorder) — Frontline Policy, an influential Georgia conservative lobbying group, is facing $17,500 in fines in connection to complaints over unregistered lobbying and...
US Olympian canoeist pleads not guilty to charges of damaging Reflecting Pool
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — The former U.S Olympian charged with damaging a section of the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool pleaded not guilty during a...
Georgia among states with the highest delinquent debt
(WUGA) - Americans are racking up debt at a significant rate and Georgians are among those struggling to pay on time.
A recent study by...
Republicans in Congress struggle with internal squabbles as time runs out on 2026
WASHINGTON (States Newsroom) — Republicans are campaigning to keep control of Congress for another two years, but their message about being the “grown-ups” in...
US and Iran exchange intensifying fire across the Gulf
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States launched new airstrikes against Iran early Thursday, and Tehran responded by targeting Gulf countries in...
Trump faces looming deadline to sign popular bipartisan housing package
WASHINGTON, D.C. (States Newsroom) — President Donald Trump is running out of time to decide what to do with a bipartisan bill meant to...
State Election Board passes rule seeking access to secretary of state’s election night ‘bunker’
(Georgia Recorder) — Georgia’s State Election Board has passed a rule aimed at granting board members access to the secretary of state’s election night...
Spotted lanternflies are inching closer to Georgia crops. Here’s how experts say you can...
These invasive insects may not be a familiar sight yet, but researchers predict the spotted lanternfly population in Georgia will continue to increase in...