A major winter storm is set to sweep the nation this weekend, bringing snow, sleet, ice and sub-zero windchills from the southern Plains to the Northeast. While it's still too early to predict snowfall totals for areas east of the Mississippi River, heavy snow is expected in Memphis, Nashville, Washington, Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City...

In his speech at Davos on Wednesday, President Trump noted that mortgage rates dropped below 6% last week — he didn't mention that they've since climbed back up. Why it matters: The White House has floated a raft of policies meant to make homes more affordable — mostly by pushing for lower rates — but that only addresses one piece of the problem and may even be counterproductive. The latest: "Last week, the average 30-year mortgage rate dropped below 6% for the first time in many years," the president said in Davos. (The rate, however, ticked back up yesterday, as markets reacted to Trump's threats to take over Greenland.)...

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