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Aarthi Swaminathan

Aarthi Swaminathan

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Aarthi Swaminathan
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Housing supply surges by up to 50% in these metro areas — and many sellers are being forced to sl...

The property report includes 85 major metropolitan areas in the U.S. with populations of at least 750,000.
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The U.S. housing market's biggest headaches, in five charts - Yahoo...

After emerging from the ordeal of 8% mortgage rates, some in the housing market thought the worst was over.
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Where home-insurance costs are rising the fastest in the U.S. — it'...

Homeowners across the nation are grappling with the rising cost of home insurance. But the sharpest hikes aren’t being felt in the most disaster-prone...
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This mistake can cost home buyers up to $6,000 a year. Here's how t...

Many prospective homeowners are leaving money on the table, a Swiss study found.
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Mortgage rates fall, providing some relief to home buyers - Yahoo F...

The U.S. 30-year mortgage rate is averaging at 6.79% Freddie Mac said in its latest weekly survey on Thursday.
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Ending 6% commissions could create a 'Venus flytrap situation' for ...

A proposed settlement announced by the National Association of Realtors could quickly saddle home buyers with additional costs, one professor said.
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Ending 6% commissions would mean 'dangerous times' for home buyers,...

If home sellers stop paying real-estate agents’ commissions, buyers may end up footing the bill.

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No more 6%? Home buyers and sellers will soon negotiate their own c...

The powerful National Association of Realtors has agreed to eliminate rules on commissions in order to settle lawsuits, and to pay $418 million in damages.
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The biggest winners and losers in Biden's housing plan — from first...

President Joe Biden used his State of the Union address on Thursday night to reveal his administration’s plan to ease housing costs in the U.S. These are the...
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Biden lays out plan to lower housing costs ahead of State of the Un...

Biden administration releases its plan to address the housing crisis ahead of the president’s State of the Union on Thursday.
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How much money do you need to buy a $400,000 house with a 7% mortga...

Mortgage rates are over 7% as the Federal Reserve is not likely to cut interest rates until later on in the year.
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7% mortgage rates are back. But fear not, rates will fall in 2024, ...

The housing market can feel like a horror movie to prospective home buyers, and now there are fears that one villain is back from the dead: the 7% mortgage...
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We rent our $750,000 home with a 2.5% mortgage rate for $4,000 a mo...

“We managed to refinance when mortgages were rock bottom.”
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My mother, 87, has $425,000 left on a home worth $1 million. How ca...

A reader with an elderly mother wants to know how he can tap the equity in her home to pay for her expenses.
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A real-estate investor says he lost over $15,000 because of squatte...

While squatting is a problem for landlords from Los Angeles to Cleveland to New York City, the issue appears to be reaching a boiling point in Atlanta.
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Gun, abortion and LGBTQ laws are affecting where home buyers move, ...

One-third of real-estate agents say they have worked with buyers who moved over the last 12 months mainly because of state or local laws or politics...
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'Anxiety-inducing' layoffs are scaring many U.S. workers. How worri...

Layoff fears are taking hold of workers across America, with many worried about whether they’re next.
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When mortgage rates will cross the 'key threshold' that unfreezes t...

Mortgage rates are falling, but when will the 30-year mortgage dip below 6%? Here’s what five economists are forecasting.
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America's No. 1 emerging real-estate market is a costly coastal Cal...

The index factors in housing market data, economic vitality, and lifestyle metrics, to surface emerging housing markets that offer a high quality of life, as...
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Renting a three-bedroom home is cheaper than owning one in 90% of t...

Meanwhile, places where it’s cheaper to own than rent include Riverside County, Calif., and Detroit.
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National Association of Realtors president resigns after receiving ...

Tracy Kasper’s resignation is the third leadership shake-up at the National Association of Realtors since August.