While equity multiples have been above historical averages for several years, ultra low interest rates likely fueled a significant portion of those extended multiples. More recently, rates have ...

The Federal Reserve continues to keep its benchmark interest rate target pegged to a range of 0.25% to 0.50%. That's low. Interestingly, rates aren't just low within the context of American history.

By historical standards, today's mortgage rates are pretty on par with what homeowners have paid in the past. Since Freddie Mac began tracking rates in April 1971, the median 30-year mortgage rate ...