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Who do you blame for high house prices? Nearly half of young Americans point their finger at the government.
As the cost of owning a home has skyrocketed over the last…
Buying a house? Watch out for these 3 fast-spreading myths.
Buying a home is a big deal — it’s a huge financial…
The Big Move: I rent my home to my brother and his family below the market rate. I want to sell, but they don’t want to move. What should I do?
“The expenses are affecting my stress and my financial choices.”
‘We have 3 kids, and have rented a 2-bedroom house in Mississippi for 13 years’: Should we buy a home if the mortgage payments cost 30% of our monthly income?
We have been saving for a house here in Mississippi. We have…
I’m a retired mom, and want to buy an apartment in New Jersey with my daughter. Should we sell her home and buy now — or sell and wait for house prices to fall?
Dear MarketWatch, I’m from New Jersey. My daughter and I are looking…
Student-loan repayment pause helped young people ‘participate in the recent housing boom’
The ongoing student-loan payment pause enacted first during the coronavirus pandemic boosted…
Mortgage rates inch up. ‘Homebuyers are waiting for rates to decrease more significantly,’ Freddie Mac says.
The numbers: Mortgage rates rose in the first week of 2023, as…
Florida penthouse bought with crypto sells for $18 million cash and why you should always keep cat litter in your car — and other winter storm tips
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. Florida penthouse bought with crypto…
I’m 73 and on Social Security. I make about $1,000 a month renting my second home in Florida. But costs are rising. Should I sell my rental?
I am a 73-year-old with two homes in Tampa, Fla. I live…
Mortgage applications fall to the lowest pace in 25 years in latest week
The numbers: A surge in mortgage rates, and evacuations due to Hurricane…
Home values in August saw their largest monthly decline since 2011. Some cities see house prices drop by 3%.
Home values are edging down as buyers remain spooked by high mortgage…
Mortgage applications rise for the first time in six weeks, despite rates rising to 6.25%, reflecting housing market’s ‘overall volatility’
The numbers: Home shoppers are fed up waiting for the economy to…
‘Some companies are closing their doors, others are shutting down divisions’: Rocket CEO outlines plans to navigate the dramatic decline in mortgages
The mortgage industry is struggling with higher rates and a sharp drop…
Housing affordability plunges to lowest level since 2006. The property market’s ‘great slowdown’ is here, Bank of America says
A “great slowdown” is happening in the U.S. housing market, a new…
10 cities where home prices are being slashed as housing market cools
The U.S. housing sector is finally cooling off. For those looking to…