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The economy is fantastic — unless you want a new job, a new home, or a new car
High mortgage rates, expensive auto loans, and a static labor market make it hard for people...
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Real estate stocks plunge as NAR agrees to landmark settlement that rewrites rules on commissions
The $418 million settlement will effectively eliminate the long-standing 6% commission, which has been standard in...
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Home buying's dirtiest secret
A shady tactic known as "steering" is a big reason real-estate commissions remain so high, but...
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How the Canadian mortgage model could help unfreeze the housing market
Allowing people to keep cheap mortgage rates when they move home could boost listings and transactions,...
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No partner? No problem. People are joining forces with friends to afford to buy a house
The cost of purchasing a home has surged thanks to home prices, mortgage rates, insurance, and...
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I bought a house with my ex 14 years after we broke up. We're saving so much money, and I'm happier.
Elisa Ball's rent in Florida shot up. So she and her ex decided to buy a...
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The fastest-growing city in Texas is a tiny place no one's ever heard of
Josephine, a small city outside Dallas, has more than doubled in size. Its growth is partly...
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It's time to face facts: Sky-high home prices are here to stay
If you've been waiting — maybe even cheering — for the housing bubble to pop and...
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Small cities to watch in 2024: Why these 4 underrated locales are drawing movers from big cities
As big cities grow pricier, movers are eyeing these four smaller locales in Nevada, Kansas, Texas,...
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Move over, millennials: Gen Zers are coming for boomers' houses
Baby boomers' dominance in the US housing market is coming to an end. And Gen Z,...
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US home prices jump another 5% on tumbling mortgage rates and tight supply
US home prices climbed 5.2% in November, according to data from CoreLogic, as lower mortgage rates...
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More than 40 train cars got turned into apartments decades ago. Now 3 are for sale for just $125,000 — but there's a catch.
The three-car condo in Wisconsin isn't habitable in the winter, and Airbnbs aren't allowed.
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Sliding mortgage rates are helping to thaw the frozen housing market, Redfin says
Mortgage rates are finally falling, the real-estate brokerage said, after a year where higher borrowing costs...
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Home buyers are finally seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, but it is going to be painful for homeowners and sellers
Redfin's CEO says the housing market is at "rock bottom." That may be true for some,...
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Baby boomers are winning the housing market again with all-cash purchases
Wealthy Americans, like boomers, have a bigger advantage than usual in today's housing market.
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3 years ago, this swanky San Francisco house sold for $20 million. It just changed hands again — for half the price.
The six-floor house has a five-car garage, a $1 million chandelier, and an elevator. It sold...
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Millennials have become their own worst enemy in the housing market
The large number of Americans entering their prime homebuying years has kept demand high, making it...