More sellers are remodeling properties to avoid cutting prices, though some projects pay off more than others.
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Mortgage Rates Fall to 5.3%, Continuing Volatile Stretch
Mortgage rates fell after rising for two straight weeks, another indication that recession concerns are impacting the U.S. housing market.
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Modern or Contemporary: What’s the Difference in Home Styles?
Defining the two home styles is tricky because of overlapping traits. But when it comes time to sell, modern homes have higher asking prices than contemporary ones.
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U.S. Home Equity Hits Highest Level on Record—$27.8 Trillion
Soaring home prices have driven up home equity, but rising interest rates are making it more expensive to use.
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Homeowner Groups Seek to Stop Investors From Buying Houses to Rent
Small groups of neighborhood volunteers are blocking companies from buying single-family homes, rewriting homeownership rulebooks to thwart investor purchases of suburban housing.
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Mortgage Rates Hit 5% for First Time Since 2011
The monthly cost of buying a typical home has surged by more than a third over the past year by one estimate, yet demand remains robust.
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U.S. Housing Wealth Skewed Even More Toward Affluent Over Past Decade
The past decade’s booming residential real-estate market has enriched almost every U.S. homeowner, but the gains have largely benefited the wealthiest, a new analysis shows.
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Where Is ‘Only Murders in the Building’ Filmed? This Real-Life Manhattan Condominium
The Belnord, which appears on the hit TV show as the fictional Arconia, has become a star in its own right.
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Buying a First Home Costs More Than You Think, Especially Now
The housing market has bidders waiving inspections and stretching budgets to stay competitive, but the rising costs of homes and home repairs make that a big risk.
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Supply-Chain Issues Leave New Homes Without Garage Doors and Gutters
Pandemic-related factory closures, transportation delays and port-capacity limits have stymied the flow of many goods and materials critical for home building.
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