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- New home sales unexpectedly jump in August
  Sales of newly constructed homes came at seasonally adjusted annual rate of 685,000, up 28.8% from July's revised pace of 532,000.
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Refinance? Few homeowners can as mortgage rates top 6%
The rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage hit 6.02% this week, according to Freddie Mac.
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Housing affordability hits worst level in 37 years
It now takes 35.51% of the median household income to make a principal and interest payment on the average home.
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U.S. mortgage interest rates top 6% for first time since 2008
Rising mortgage rates are increasingly weighing on the interest-rate sensitive housing sector as the Federal Reserve pushes on with aggressively lifting borrowing costs in orde…
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Rents are rising at fastest pace in 40 years. Why it's bad for inflation, the Fed, and you.
Rents are rising at the fastest pace in 40 years. This could keep inflation hot, the Fed raising rates and consumers squeezed in coming months.
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Housing market to see 'significant amount of weakness ahead,' Goldman says
The housing market slowdown is likely to gain steam, explains Goldman Sachs chief economist Jan Hatzius.
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More Americans believe home prices will fall
On net, the percentage of Americans who say home prices will go up decreased 9 percentage points month over month.
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Mortgage rates close in on 6%, highest since 2008
The rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage jumped to 5.89% from 5.66% the week prior, according to Freddie Mac.
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California power prices soar to highest since 2020
The California Independent System Operator (ISO) urged consumers to conserve energy on Tuesday for a seventh consecutive day as the heat puts even greater strain on the electri…
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Bank of America announces zero down payment mortgages for Black and Latino homebuyers
Bank of America said it is now offering first-time homebuyers in a select group of cities zero down payment, zero closing cost mortgages to help grow
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Housing expert: Buyers 'have the upper hand'
A new survey found that 92% of sellers accepted some buyer-friendly terms and 41% accepted some contingencies in the contract.
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‘This might be the worst time you could buy’
Mortgage rates have jumped by more than 2 percentage points since the start of the year.
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7 affordable weekend home projects to revive your space
Most people can pull off the following DIY projects in less than a weekend on a budget that's within reach of the common household.
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Military families left in the lurch as rents surge
When Kristin Martin found out her husband was being transferred to Naval Base San Diego, securing housing for their family of five quickly took over her life. A common complai…
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Landlords try to stop rent control initiative in Fla.
Ballots haven't even been printed yet, but already a group of landlords, apartment managers and real estate agents in Florida want to stop voters from deciding on a measure tha…
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Mortgage rates edge down but homebuyer demand remains depressed
Mortgage rates pulled back this week, but economic uncertainty continues to keep price-struck buyers at bay.
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40 cities that could be poised for a housing crisis
The median home sales price in 2021 jumped 16.9% over the 2020 price to 346,900 - the highest increase since 1999, according to the National Association of Realtors. But with m…
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The best cities to retire on $2,000 a month
You're planning to retire in the not-so-distant future, which means you'll be living on a fixed income. Therefore, you're looking for a new hometown where you can enjoy life wh…
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Manhattan’s average monthly rent tops $5,000 again
In Manhattan, the average rent topped $5,000 for the second straight month in July, increasing 1.1% to $5,113 from $5,058 in June.

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