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- Porsha Williams reveals health emergency: “It all happened so fast”
Porsha Williams revealed to "CBS Mornings" co-anchor Gayle King that she had to undergo an emergency partial hysterectomy this year after doctors discovered 21 uterine fibroids [TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - Bill Mick Retires From WMMB
iHeartMedia Conservative Talk 1240 WMMB/92.7 W224DJ Melbourne and 1350 WMMV Cocoa FL morning host Bill Mick will retire from the station today after 22 years on the station. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - Selling a home just got harder as mortgage rates hit 7%
Sellers may need to rethink price, condition, and concessions By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairs September 18, 2026 Mortgage rates around 7% are shrinking the pool of qualified buyers and making shoppers far more sensitive to price.Sellers face more competition, with Redfin estimating there were 58% more sellers than buyers nationwide in August.Pricing correctly from day one, improving a home's condition, and offering concessions including help buying down the buyer's mortgage rate can give sellers an edge.Home sellers who grew accustomed to bidding wars and offers above the asking price are confronting a very different housing market, as mortgage rates move back to around 7%.The average 30-year fixed mortgage rate jumped to 6.95% this week, according to Freddie Mac, while some daily measures have moved above 7%. Redfin reported a daily average of 7.24% on Sept. 16.That's a problem for sellers because higher rates don't just make mortgages more expensive. They can knock potential buyers out of the market altogether.Redfin reported that pending home sales for the four weeks ending Sept. 13 fell 3.5% from the previous week to their lowest level in nearly three years. Mortgage purchase applications were also 19% below a year earlier.Meanwhile, buyers who remain in the market have more homes to choose from. Redfin estimates that sellers outnumbered buyers by 58% in August, the largest imbalance in its records.That means sellers may have to work harder to get a buyer's attention.Price may matter more than everPerhaps the biggest mistake in today's market is pricing a home based on what a neighbor received during the housing boom.With a 7% mortgage, even a relatively small difference in price can have a noticeable impact on the buyer's monthly payment. Buyers are therefore more likely to compare properties closely and reject homes they consider overpriced.Redfin recently reported that 21% of sellers were cutting their asking prices and said realistic pricing from the beginning is increasingly important.Realtor.com has also found evidence that sellers are adjusting. In July, the median listing price was 2.4% lower than a year earlier, and sellers who needed to make price reductions were doing so sooner.The lesson for sellers: An ambitious asking price designed to "leave room to negotiate" can backfire if the property sits on the market and buyers begin wondering what's wrong with it.Buyers can afford to be pickyWhen buyers have plenty of choices, the condition of the property becomes more important.A seller may… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - U.S. household income reaches a record high, but gains were unevenInflation-adjusted median income rose to $87,460 in 2025 By Mark Huffman of ConsumerAffairs September 18, 2026 Real median household income increased 2.6% in 2025 to a record $87,460.After taxes and tax credits, median household income rose 3.1% to $76,060.Income at the top increased for a third straight year, but households near the bottom experienced no statistically significant gain.It might not have felt like it, but the typical American household earned more in 2025 than at any other point on record. However, the gains were not shared equally across the income spectrum.Real median household income reached $87,460 last year, up 2.6% from $85,210 in 2024, according to a new U.S. Census Bureau report. The figures are adjusted for inflation, allowing income levels to be compared over time.The 2025 total was the highest recorded since the Census Bureau began tracking the measure in 1967. It also surpassed the previous high reached before the COVID-19 pandemic.Median income represents the midpoint of all households: Half earned more than $87,460 and half earned less. It does not mean that every household received a 2.6% raise.After-tax income also increasedThe Census Bureau also examined how much income households had after accounting for federal and state taxes, payroll taxes, and tax credits.Median post-tax household income increased 3.1%, from $73,760 in 2024 to $76,060 in 2025.However, the after-tax figure did not set a record. It remained below levels recorded in 2020 and 2021, when pandemic stimulus payments and expanded tax credits temporarily boosted household resources.For consumers, the increase in inflation-adjusted income suggests that the median households earnings grew faster than the cost of living during 2025. That should translate into somewhat greater purchasing power, although the improvement may not be apparent to households facing especially large increases in housing, insurance, energy, or healthcare costs.Higher earners made greater progressThe headline figure also masks a continuing divide between households at the top and bottom of the income distribution.Income at the 90th percentile increased for the third consecutive year, both before and after taxes. By comparison, income at the 10th percentile did not change significantly between 2024 and 2025.That gap becomes more striking over a longer period. Since 1967, inflation-adjusted household income at the 10th percentile and the median has increased by about 56%. Income at the 90th percentile has risen approximately 121%.Households at the 90th percentile earned about 13 times as much as those at the 10th percentile in 2025.… [TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago
- WRN Daily: Lawmakers call for more PSC review of controversial power line projec...
State lawmakers want the Wisconsin Public Service Commission to have more time to review major transmission line projects. This as two large projects advance toward PSC review. Tim Woodhouse leads the coalition opposing the 140 mile long, 765 kilovolt Maribell line that would traverse Southwestern Wisconsin’s Driftless Region. “We’ve been thrown into a David and […] Source: WRN.com [TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago - How China’s President Xi Jinping has been dogged by health rumours from he...
Social media was on fire with speculation this week about the health status of Xi Jinping , with rumours swirling he fell ill at a major summit and had to be rushed home. [TheTopNews] Read More.2 days ago
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