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I’m losing money on my rental. I have a $420K mortgage and a 7.9% interest rate.
Dear Big Move, I’m struggling with the idea of selling a rental…
New homes sales tick up in January
Story developing. Stay tuned for updates here. The numbers: U.S. new-home sales…
Half of aspiring home buyers say they earn too little to afford a house: survey
Home prices are so high that nearly half of would-be home buyers…
7% mortgage rates are back. But fear not, rates will fall in 2024, economists say.
Haunted by high prices and low inventory, the U.S. housing market can…
Housing starts fall sharply in January
The numbers: Construction of new U.S. homes fell 14.8% in January, as…
Tinubu appoints son-in-law, Oyetunde Oladimeji Ojo, as CEO of Federal Housing Authority
Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of his son-in-law, Oyetunde Oladimeji Ojo…
People in danger of homelessness will get help paying rent under Biden plan
Low-income people who need help paying rent or securing temporary housing will…
Mortgage rates barely budge amid uncertainty over Fed rate cuts
Mortgage rates stayed the course in the most recent week, despite the…
Gun, abortion and LGBTQ laws are affecting where home buyers move, Redfin says
Location used to be everything in real estate, but now it’s local…
‘Anxiety-inducing’ layoffs are scaring U.S. workers. How worried should they be?
Layoff fears are taking hold of workers across America, with many worried…
Bandits kidnap Federal Housing Authority director close to military camp in Abuja
Aondo Ver, a director at Federal Housing Authority, Federal Capital Territory (FCT)…
We have $300K on our mortgage. Should we use the money in our CDs to pay it off?
Dear Big Move, My husband is 66 and I am 61, and…
More than half of Americans say buying a home is no longer a marker of success
The question of whether to buy a house or continue to rent…
Mortgage rates inch up to highest level in six weeks
U.S. mortgage rates rose to the highest level in six weeks, but…
Record share of renters now spend too much of their income on housing, study finds
A sharp rise in rents over the past few years has left…
Canadian government announces 2-year cap on student visas; to end open work permits for spouses of international students amid housing crunch
Canada has announced that the federal government will place a cap on…
Billionaires like Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Larry Ellison are $1.6 trillion richer since the pandemic — fueling an ‘inequality crisis,’ Oxfam says
The rich only got richer during the pandemic, according to a new…
Mortgage rates inch higher, but home-buying demand is growing
Mortgage rates rose slightly in the latest week, but that didn’t deter…
The top market for first-time home buyers is just outside Rochester, N.Y.
The housing market is in an Empire State of mind this year,…
Good news for tenants: Rents have fallen for three months in a row
Renters, rejoice: While home prices have continued to rise, rents are falling…