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Mortgage rates fuel buyer’s remorse, create opportunities for loan assumptions

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 03:12:13 GMT

ST. LOUIS – The current housing market is a mixed bag. From home prices to inventory, potential buyers and sellers are wondering where they stand. Mortgage rates are fueling a lot of uncertainty.“Mortgage rates aren’t expected to dip below 5% again until about 2025,” Erika Giovanetti, loans expert for U.S. News & World Report, said.This month, the outlet surveyed 1,200 Americans who recently bought homes.“We really wanted to take the pulse on how people who’ve bought a house in the past year feel about their purchase and specifically about their mortgage rate,” Giovanetti said.The survey found that more than half of recent buyers regret taking out a mortgage when rates were high. 78% said they were at least “somewhat stressed.” Interest rates will remain high for the rest of the year. And 84% plan on refinancing to a lower interest rate in the future.“That promise of you’ll be able to refinance down the line—while it’s true, it might just take a little longer than some people in...

21-year-old killed in crash at Brentwood Target

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 03:12:13 GMT

BRENTWOOD, Mo. - A 21-year-old woman died after crashing her vehicle against an exterior wall at the Brentwood Promenade Target early Wednesday morning.An employee contacted police around 5 a.m. after seeing a wrecked car on the north side of the store.Emergency responders arrived and declared the car's lone occupant, identified as Tegan Donato, dead at the scene.Investigators from the Brentwood Police Department said the crash happened shortly after 1 a.m. Donato was traveling south on Interstate 170 when she crossed over Eager Road, struck a curb and grass embankment, and then smashed into the Target store.The exact cause of the crash remains unknown.

8 Colorado high school football games to watch in Week 5

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 03:12:13 GMT

CLASS 5AValor Christian (1-3) vs. No. 4 Ralston Valley (3-1)When/where: 7 p.m. Thursday at NAAC StadiumLast meeting: Valor Christian 42, vs. Ralston Valley 41 (OT), Nov. 26, 2022Don’t let Valor’s record fool you. While the Eagles are a 29-point second-half comeback vs. Fairview away from an 0-4 start, all three of their losses have come against top-tier teams on the road: Rabun Gap-Nacoochee in Georgia, No. 2 Pine Creek and No. 6 Regis Jesuit. Things get no easier this week with yet another away matchup against a top-10 team. And this one is out for revenge after Valor beat RV twice in 2022, including an overtime thriller in the 5A state semifinals that ended the Mustangs’ season.No. 1 Cherry Creek (4-0) vs. No. 6 Regis Jesuit (2-2)When/where: 6:30 p.m. Friday at Legacy StadiumLast meeting: Cherry Creek 42, vs. Regis Jesuit 14, Sept. 22, 2022Speaking of brutal schedules, Regis Jesuit’s string of heavyweight bouts culminates Friday night with a “homeR...

Vallejo retail theft suspects say they steal to support fentanyl addiction: police

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 03:12:13 GMT

(KRON) -- Two people arrested Saturday in Vallejo in connection with retail theft told police that they were stealing to support their fentanyl addiction, the Vallejo Police Department said. VPD was contacted by a store on the 1100 block of Admiral Callaghan Lane on Sept. 10 for a reported burglary. The store manager said that the suspects stole items valued at more than $4,000.The manager gave surveillance footage to police, and VPD said the suspects used a silver BMW that was also connected to other burglaries in Vallejo. Florida trio busted in Bay Area for selling suspected counterfeit Apple watches, gold On Sept. 16, police saw the car near the intersection of Solano Avenue and Mariposa Street. The passengers in the car matched the suspect descriptions, and officers initiated a traffic stop. The driver did not pull over and led the officers on a chase that police described as "lengthy." Police eventually immobilized the car, and the suspects were arrested. One suspect had fen...

Lanes blocked on westbound I-80 in Emeryville due to crash

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 03:12:13 GMT

(KRON) -- Two lanes were blocked on westbound Interstate 80 in Emeryville Wednesday evening due to a crash.California Highway Patrol reported the crash at 6:49 p.m. and issued a severe traffic alert. The crash is west of Powell Street in Emeryville. Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries after being hit by car in Mission District The two right lanes of I-80 are blocked. There is no estimated time for them to reopen. CHP advised drivers to use alternate routes and avoid the area. This is a developing story. Stick with KRON4 for updates.

Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries after being hit by car in Mission District

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 03:12:13 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- A pedestrian was injured after being struck by a vehicle Wednesday afternoon in the Mission District, the San Francisco Police Department said. It happened in the area of 18th and Valencia Street around 1:28 p.m.Officers arrived and spotted the pedestrian suffering from injuries. The victim was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries, SFPD said.The driver of the car who hit the pedestrian remained on scene to cooperate with the investigation. SFPD says drugs and/or alcohol do not appear to be a factor in this collision. As of Wednesday evening, there have been no new updates about the condition of the victim. SFPD says anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact SFPD at 415-575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411.

DC man convicted of pistol-whipping 1 man, shooting another at Clyde’s Restaurant

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 03:12:13 GMT

A Montgomery County jury convicted a D.C. man Wednesday on charges related to a 2022 shooting at the Clyde’s Restaurant location in Chevy Chase, Maryland.David Lee Brown III, 29, was found guilty of attempted voluntary manslaughter, first-degree assault and use of a handgun, according to a news release from the Montgomery County State’s Attorney’s Office.Shortly after midnight on Nov. 14, 2022, charging documents show that Brown was having a verbal altercation with a woman outside the restaurant when she pushed him and blocked his attempt to go back inside.A few minutes later, Brown and the woman began arguing in front of the restaurant again, according to charging documents. The woman’s co-workers, who she was at the restaurant with, confronted Brown, who charging documents state started “getting physical with them.”The statement of charges shows that Brown and the woman then entered his car, which was parked outside of Clyde’s. Then, Brown...

Lionel Messi leaves late in 1st half for Inter Miami against Toronto with leg issue

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 03:12:13 GMT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Lionel Messi returned to Inter Miami’s lineup on Wednesday night. It was a short-lived comeback, and his team rallied after he departed.Messi was subbed off in the 37th minute of Inter Miami’s match against Toronto, after spending a few minutes laboring with what appeared to be a leg issue. Miami came up big without him, winning 4-0 to move within five points of the final playoff spot in Major League Soccer’s Eastern Conference.Robert Taylor, who came on for Messi, had two goals and an assist. But Messi’s status overshadowed everything.“He had an old injury that had been bothering him,” Inter Miami coach Gerardo “Tata” Martino said, as relayed through a team official who translated his remarks. “In this case, that he had with the national team.”The 36-year-old Messi had missed two matches — one for club, the other for country — in recent days, after sitting out Argentina’s World Cup qualifying win at Bolivia on Sept. 12, and Inter...

Hernández second fastest to hat trick as Crew beat Fire 3-0 to clinch playoff berth

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 03:12:13 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Cucho Hernández scored three goals in the first 23 minutes — his second hat trick in the last three matches — and the Columbus Crew clinched a playoff spot with a 3-0 victory over the Chicago Fire on Wednesday night.The hat trick by Hernández was the second fastest from the start in league history. Nashville SC’s Hany Mukhtar set the league record with a hat trick in the first 16 minutes of a 5-1 victory over the Chicago Fire in July of 2021. His three goals came in a league-record span of six minutes.Columbus (14-9-6) ups its unbeaten run at home to 14 (10-0-4). The Crew set a club record with a 16-match streak in 2010. They had a 14-match run in 2008.Chicago (8-12-9) has been shut out in five straight matches for the first time in club history.Columbus grabbed a 1-0 lead on a PK goal by Hernández in the 8th minute following a yellow card on Fire goalkeeper Chris Brady. Hernández scored again on a PK for a 2-0 lead eight minutes later after Yaw Yeboah drew a y...

Gausman pitches streaking Blue Jays past Yankees 6-1 to maintain slim lead for 2nd AL wild card

Published Mon, 25 Nov 2024 03:12:13 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Kevin Gausman tossed six shutout innings, outpitching Michael King as they traded strikeouts all night, and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the New York Yankees 6-1 on Wednesday for their fifth consecutive victory.Locked in a heated playoff race, the Blue Jays scored five times in the final two innings and stayed a game ahead of Texas and Seattle for the second of three American League wild cards. Toronto hasn’t lost since getting swept at home in four games by the Rangers last week.Spencer Horwitz had three RBIs, Bo Bichette drove in two runs and the Blue Jays drew five walks in the eighth from two relievers — including four in a row and two with the bases loaded.That made a hard-luck loser of King (4-7), a converted reliever who set career highs across the board with 13 strikeouts over seven innings on 101 pitches in his seventh start this season. The lone run he allowed came on Bichette’s infield hit that glanced off his glove in the third, the last of thre...