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ANCIENT HISTORY OF HALLOWEEN via history.com — Halloween’s origins date back to the ancient celtic festival of samhain (pronounced sow-in). The celts, who lived 2,000 years ago, mostly in the area that is now Ireland, the united kingdom and northern France, celebrated … Read More

MORTGAGE RATES PUSH CLOSER TO THE 8% MARK via themreport.com — Further stretching affordability for potential buyers, Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS) shows that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 7.63% for the week ending October 19, up six … Read More

POTENTIAL HOMEBUYERS RETREAT AS RATES REMAIN ELEVATED via dsnews.com — New listings of U.S. homes for sale have ticked up 2% since the start of September, and they haven’t fallen as much from summer to fall as they typically do, according to … Read More