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The Best Place To Buy a Home Right Now May Be This Unassuming State in Middle...
Getty ImagesEveryone’s heard stories of those fortunate few who purchased homes for peanuts and then sold them years later for double or even triple what they originally paid for them. And just about...
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The Financial and Lifestyle Perks of Living in a 55-Plus Community (When...
Getty ImagesPsst, here’s one of real estate’s best-kept secrets that many people are surprised to learn: purchasing a home in a 55+ community when you are younger than 55 is not only possible but might...
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Housing Affordability Is Now at Its Worst Level Since 1984, Black Knight Says
Anne Cusack/Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesThe housing market has no mercy for the typical home buyer. With home prices at a record high and mortgage rates over 7%, housing affordability has fallen...
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What Is Affordable Housing—and Do You (Yes, You) Qualify?
Busà Photography/Getty ImagesIt’s etched in the U.S. Constitution that Americans have the right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness—but what about the right to a roof over your head? When...
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What’s Happening With Home Prices This Fall? See the Cities Where They’re...
Getty ImagesThere’s more to look forward to this fall than your favorite sweaters and pumpkin-flavored everything. The fall is a special time for homebuyers, as there are more homes for sale, list...
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The No. 1 Reason Why So Many Homebuyers Are Unable To Become Homeowners
Getty ImagesThere is one big thing holding today’s real estate market back: Would-be buyers can’t afford to purchase a home. To the surprise of practically no one, the most common reason homebuyers say...
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Homes for Less Than $250K?! They Do Exist—Especially in These 10 Major Cities
Photo-Illustration by Realtor.com; Source: Getty ImagesHome affordability is on the wane in America. The budgets of many first-time and other would-be homebuyers have been blown away by mortgage rates...
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Rent Now, Buy Never? The Cities Where Paying Cheap Rent Makes More Sense Than...
Getty ImagesFor many first-time homebuyers, making the gigantic leap from paying a landlord every month to making a mortgage payment is the difference between shelling out for just another bill—and...
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Homebuyers Can Still Get a Mid-6% Mortgage Rate—There’s Just One Big Catch
Realtor.com / Getty ImagesAs housing costs have soared, more homebuyers are succumbing to the temptation of a riskier loan with a lower mortgage rate. Applications for 5/1 adjustable-rate mortgages...
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Bargain Hunters, Rejoice: Top 20 Emerging Housing Markets Deliver on...
Getty ImagesThe top emerging housing markets in America this fall have one key thing in common: They’re generally places where buyers can still find an affordably priced home. The No. 1 market this...
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Hidden Gems: Affordable Housing Hot Spots Within America’s Priciest Metros
Getty Images (4)For many homebuyers across the country, it seems as if finding an affordable home is a lost cause. Home prices are hovering at or near all-time highs in most places, rising mortgage...
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Housing Affordability Hits a 39-Year Low. ‘It’s Fair To Expect Prices To...
Brandon Bell/Getty ImagesIt’s an unwelcome blast from the past—home buyers are facing the most unaffordable housing market since the 1980s, according to a new report. With mortgage rates at 23-year...
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Shattered Dreams: Homebuyers Grapple With High Mortgage Rates Derailing Their...
Getty ImagesWhen Katie Cessna and her boyfriend began home hunting in Indianapolis late last year, she was excited. With two good jobs, minimal student loan debt, and enough cash for a 20% down...
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Is ‘Just Right’ Sizing the Key to Buying a Home These Days?
Realtor.com / Getty ImagesIf you’re trying to buy a home these days, you know how challenging—if not downright impossible—it can be. Rising interest rates, sky-high prices, and low inventory have...
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The 10 Very Best Cities for First-Time Homebuyers in 2024
Getty ImagesFor first-time homebuyers, 2023 was a bleak year marked by mortgage rates hitting a 20-year high, a persistent shortage of homes for sale, and home prices that stubbornly continued rising....
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A Reality Check for the American Dream: Who Can Afford a Home Right Now?
Photo-illustration by Realtor.com. Source: Getty ImagesHomeownership has long been a cornerstone of the American dream. But with prices and mortgage rates high, first-time buyers are struggling to...
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Mortgage Rates Are Finally Falling: See How Much Homebuyers Can Save on a...
Getty ImagesAll eyes have been glued of late to the ups and downs of mortgage rates, and for good reason: In late October, they hit highs not seen in 23 years. This, in turn, pushed the cost of buying...
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Buyer Beware: There Are Still $1 Homes for Sale—but Many Smart Buyers Don’t...
Photo-illustration by Realtor.com. Source: Getty ImagesIn today’s ultraexpensive housing market, buyers who find a home listed for $1 might think they’re hallucinating. They’re not. In January, there...
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‘We Bought Our Home With a 2.6% Assumable Mortgage’—Why It Was Hard To Get,...
Grace Lucchese / Realtor.comMickey Ricard and Grace Lucchese were excited to buy their first home together. But these 24-year-olds knew they faced a tough market, with many listings around the Boston...
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When You Have To Wait for the Home Seller To Die: The Reality Behind the New...
Vertical EntertainmentWould you be willing to buy a home at a bargain price if you had to let its previous owner live there until they die? That’s the question posed by the new movie “American Dreamer”...
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