Aarthi Swaminathan is a Real-Estate Reporter at MarketWatch. She focuses on construction and real estate, as well as banking, finance, and personal finance, providing insights into the financial technology sector. Aarthi's work has been featured in prominent outlets such as Yahoo Finance Canada, Barron's, and Realtor.com.
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Aarthi Swaminathan's coverage predominantly focuses on personal finance and the real estate industry in the United States. She often cites data, indicating a preference for fact-based reporting.
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By: Aarthi Swaminathan
Before the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, banks could require women to have a man co-sign a loan
Parts of the housing market are slowly waking up, and some lucky buyers are emerging victorious. Sales of existing homes rose for the third month in a row in November, as some buyers came back to the market.
By: Victor Reklaitis, Aarthi Swaminathan, Andrew Keshner, Jaimy Lee, Robert Schroeder, Jillian Berman, Genna Contino, Venessa Wong
These 10 ideas targeting affordability will be tested in 2026. A look at the ones that could help most, including Trump accounts, free child care and tariff checks.
By: Aarthi Swaminathan
Why it’s actually a good thing for the housing market that so many homeowners have mortgage rates over 6% now
By: Aarthi Swaminathan
When Kam Khazai refinanced the mortgage on his townhome in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Gaithersburg, Md., he thought he had scored the deal of a lifetime with a 2.9% rate on a 25-year mortgage.
By: Aarthi Swaminathan
‘Institutional investors are a tiny share of the market, and a tinier share of the total U.S. housing market,’ one expert says
By: Aarthi Swaminathan
President Donald Trump said Wednesday hes planning to ban large institutional investors from buying single-family homes in an attempt to address spiraling housing costs.
By: Aarthi Swaminathan
When Kam Khazai refinanced the mortgage on his townhome in the Washington, D.C., suburb of Gaithersburg, Md., he thought he had scored the deal of a lifetime with a 2.9% rate on a 25-year mortgage.
By: Aarthi Swaminathan
The average rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to a near two-year low following Trump’s announcement about mortgage bonds.
By: Aarthi Swaminathan
President Donald Trumps proposal that representatives buy up $200 billion in mortgage bonds pushed mortgage rates down to the lowest level in nearly two years on Friday.
