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Simply Put: Boom or bust — how RBI’s decision to leave rates unchanged affects homebuyers

The RBI keeps repo rates at 6.5% for the 10th time despite global rate cuts. This decision affects …

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The typical first-time homebuyer in America is older than ever before

They have a median age of 38, up from 35 in 2023. By comparison, first-time homebuyers in the 1980s…

Alcynna Lloyd   


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Boom or bust — how RBI’s decision to leave rates unchanged affects homebuyers

If you're an aspiring homebuyer, now is not the time. And if you're already paying home loan EMIs, …

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3 couples who recently got mortgage interest rates under 3% share how they did it

The homebuyers are using the savings from their low-interest-rate mortgages to pay down debt and co…

Alcynna Lloyd   


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Existing home sales hit a 14-year low as homebuyers hold out for lower rates that may not come

Homebuyers have stayed on the sidelines, waiting for lower mortgage rates. Based on how things are …

Filip De Mott   


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The new homebuying rule that could save you thousands

New rules for Realtors will make buying a home more complicated. But both buyers and sellers could …

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Gen Z might be the luckiest homebuying generation. Here's where they're scooping up homes.

Gen Z is buying homes fastest in the Midwest, especially in Indianapolis, St. Louis, and Cincinnati.

Noah Sheidlower   


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2 swing states show why the US is struggling to build enough houses

Renters and homeowners in swing states are disproportionately hit by housing affordability woes, a …

Eliza Relman   


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A first-time homebuyer was renovating her 1940s fixer-upper with her dad. When he died, she turned it into a tribute to him.

Bridget McGing was renovating her 1940s, Tudor-style home with her dad. After he died, she felt lik…

Samantha Grindell   


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Why a booming US job market is bad news for homebuyers

Mortgage rates are back above 7%, and labor-market forces could keep them from falling again.

Filip De Mott   


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A homebuyer who got a 2.75% mortgage rate this year broke down how he did it

Brian Sankey got a low interest rate using an assumable mortgage, which is helping him buy a larger…

Alcynna Lloyd   


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US home prices hit yet another record high

Although US home prices hit another record high, the silver lining is that the pace of increases ha…

Filip De Mott   


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US home prices hit another record high

An index of home prices jumped 5.4% from a year ago in June, hitting a new all-time high.

Filip De Mott   


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The average US homebuyer has gained $40,000 in buying power in the last 3 months as mortgage rates cool

Trying to time the housing market to lock in a low mortgage rate is a "waste of energy", Redfin's c…

Jennifer Sor   


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One way to help American homebuyers? Do what the Dutch do.

Dutch-style mortgages offer something American mortgages don't: automatically lower interest rates …

Cork Gaines,Eliza Relman   


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The US drinking age law could be a model for fixing the housing crisis

Some housing experts say Washington needs to take a more creative approach to encourage states to b…

Eliza Relman   


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The US housing market is starting to flash a few rays of sunshine for homebuyers

Housing inventory is trending upward, even during a season when it historically declines, according…

Filip De Mott   


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I was a first-time homebuyer and got scammed out of $167,000 of my life savings

A real-estate scam cost these first-time homebuyers their six-figure downpayment. Here's what happe…

Jordan Hart   


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The US housing-market logjam keeps getting worse

The housing market is in a tough position as prices sit at record highs, with no relief in sight un…

Filip De Mott