Home Buying & Selling
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I was CEO of one of the largest U.S. mortgage lenders: This move would lower the cost of buying a home.
It’s a difficult time to shop for a new home. The cost of a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has declined recently…
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We have $1.1 million to spend on a new house for retirement, but we also want to travel – is buying a home even worth it right now?
Dear MarketWatch, My wife and I are 64 and 65 years old, respectively. I plan on retiring in two years…
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With rents at record highs, ‘it’s tough to see how renters — whether or not they want to buy a home — will ever catch up’
Tenants are caught between too-high rents and too-high homeownership costs, depriving them of the American Dream. That was the bleak…
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Housing’s ‘great slowdown’ is here, as mortgage originations and spending fall, Bank of America says and these cost-effective cooking tips won’t leave you with an empty stomach — or wallet
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. This startup founded by former Airbnb employees lets you try out vacation homes…
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Nearly 25% of first-time homebuyers open a new credit card when they close on a home. Why that could be a bad idea, especially with a looming recession.
Nearly a quarter of first-time homebuyers are opening new cards within six months of buying a home, according to a…
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5 cool places in America where you can still buy a home for less than $200,000
Home prices are high in many areas of the country, which might make you hesitant to invest in real estate.…
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The struggle to buy a home right now or save for retirement is real – here’s how to do both
Home buying during a pandemic, and now with higher interest rates and climbing inflation, is anything but easy. Add having…
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‘Peak inflation is not here yet’: Rents continue to rise, putting pressure on would-be homebuyers. That’s bad news for the Fed.
Rents will continue to rise, contributing to inflation, until the end of the year, economists say. With home prices and…
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This couple only rents their lake house to ‘pay as you wish’ friends and rents continue to rise, putting pressure on would-be homebuyers. That’s bad news for the Fed
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. ‘Peak inflation is not here yet’: Rents continue to rise, putting pressure on…
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ARMs are making a comeback—are they too risky for hopeful homebuyers?
Adjustable-rate mortgages suffered a tarnished reputation after the 2008 financial crisis. They faded away and lurked on the fringes of…
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