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Building From The Landfill, Up: Dan Phillips and Phoenix Commotion
The headlines are in the paper every day: climate change, poverty, homelessness, high levels of unemployment. But these issues can be solved, in a surprising way: by changing how we build our houses....
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How Much Mortgage Can I Afford?
When you buy a home, the amount you can spend depends on how much you have in cash to use for a down payment and how much you can borrow. A mortgage lender can prequalify you for a loan, which...
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Half of Americans Can’t Afford Their House
As the housing market slowly recovers, a majority of homeowners and renters are finding it hard to meet rising rents and mortgage payments, new research finds. Over half of Americans (52%) have had to...
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So You Think You’re Ready to Be a Young Homeowner
Millennials make up the second-largest generation in U.S. history, representing 20 million American households. While millennials have been dubbed the renting generation by some, they are starting to...
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8 Homes Under $200K, From Alaska to New Jersey
Being stuck in the middle isn’t always a bad thing. According to our data, the current median home price in the U.S. is $211,000—a price point achievable for many Americans. And despite our love of...
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New Rules Make FHA Loans Look Tempting—but They’re Not for Everyone
Federal Housing Administration loans look like a godsend right now. The FHA requires a down payment of only 3.5%, and it just lowered its mortgage insurance premiums by 0.5%. (You have to get mortgage...
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Kick Back in One of These Affordable Homes in the 25 Best Cities for Retirement
When it comes to places to spend your golden years, Pittsburgh, PA, Fargo, ND, and Lincoln, NE, may not be the first cities that come to mind. But they’re just a few of the hot spots on Forbes’ annual...
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In Priciest U.S. Cities, Mortgage Affordability Seems Bad—but It’ll Get Worse
Unlike Ken (and Barbie), young Americans in cities like San Francisco and San Diego won’t be able to afford their dream home. Credit: ©Disney/Pixar[/caption] Although large sections of the United...
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March Madness: 16 Sweet Properties Face Off for the Title of Best Affordable...
Yes, we know. Your brackets are busted thanks to a few key first-round upsets. And yes, we understand this tourney features one team—Kentucky—lording it over the entire process thanks to its annual...
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Just How High Can a Landlord Raise Your Rent Before It’s Illegal?
Pannonia/iStock When news broke last week that a San Francisco woman’s rent was increasing by 400% (yes, you read that right, 400%), we all clutched our pearls and muttered through clenched jaws,...
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March Madness: Boise Wins the Title of Best Affordable House
Cue the confetti. Unfurl the streamers. The nation’s best affordable home hails from Boise, ID. Interest in the two-story, 2,460-square-foot home in the suburb of Nampa propelled it through our...
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Want to Escape From New York’s Crazy Housing Market? We’ll Tell You Where to Go!
Embassy Pictures We’re betting you’ve heard the news: New York City is expensive. Oh, make that crazy expensive. There’s been a lot of talk about the city becoming a playground for the wealthiest few...
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Is It Time to Downsize? Ask Yourself These 4 Questions First
GraphicaArtis/Getty Images When is the right time to “rightsize” to a home that’s better suited to your needs? Well, if you’re in the 60+ crowd (or have a parent in that demo), there are plenty of...
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7 Places With Million-Dollar Fall Foliage Views for Less Than $250K
Autumn foliage in Corvallis, Oregon: Xuan Che/Getty Images Each autumn, just as football season (finally) gets underway, so does leaf peeping, as towns from coast to coast erupt in brilliant hues of...
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See It, Believe It: 10 Homes With Potential Under $25K
realtor.com The barrel is now scraped. After plumbing the depths of $100,000 listings, $75,000 listings, and $50,000 listings, we lowered our limbo bar and set our sights on homes for $25,000 or less....
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Want to Buy a Home in These 12 Cities? Here’s the Minimum Salary You Need
Janine Lamontagne/iStock.com Whether you can afford to buy a home largely boils down to two things: where you live and how much money you earn. Wondering if your paycheck passes muster in your...
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The True Story of My $624 Mortgage Payment
BartekSzewczyk/iStock My older sister leans over, touches my knee with her own and asks, “Why’d you shoot so low?” We’re sitting on stools at the breakfast bar in her kitchen—a separate seating area...
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Affordability Isn’t a Four-Letter Word: 10 More Cool Homes Under $100K
realtor.com We’re back with another look at houses listed for less than six digits. In our search through the real estate clearance rack, we turned up 10 charming options. It’s easy to find faults...
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Sure, Renters Aspire to Own Homes—but See Renting as Better for Now
Leks_Laputin/iStock Renters these days are caught in the housing market’s ultimate Catch-22: The cost of renting is skyrocketing, but they can’t afford to buy, either. In a word, they’re stuck. So a...
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Why the Great Divide Is Growing Between Affordable and Expensive U.S. Cities
MARCIO JOSE SANCHEZ/ASSOCIATED PRESS Across the country, a divide is emerging between cities that are growing outward and remaining affordable and ones that are hemmed in by geography and onerous...
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