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SAN ANSELMO, CALIFORNIA – NOVEMBER 30: A “sale pending” sign is posted in front of a home for sale on November 30, 2023 in San Anselmo, California. According to a report by the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales fell 1.5 percent in October to their lowest level in 20 years. (Photo by Justin

A home available for sale is shown on May 22, 2024 in Austin, Texas.  Brandon Bell | Getty Images After a brief pullback during much of May, mortgage rates began rising again last week. That had an immediate impact on what had been several weeks of strengthening mortgage demand. The average contract interest rate for

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media after voting at a polling station setup in the Morton and Barbara Mandel Recreation Center on March 19, 2024, in Palm Beach, Florida.  Joe Raedle | Getty Images Donald Trump faces the severe risk that New York‘s attorney general will begin trying to collect a $454

Former U.S. President Donald Trump attends the Trump Organization civil fraud trial, in New York State Supreme Court in the Manhattan borough of New York City, October 25, 2023. Jeenah Moon | Reuters A New York judge ordered Donald Trump‘s company Thursday to tell a court-appointed financial watchdog about any future efforts to obtain bonds

Belmont, North Carolina, Myers Park, large brick mansion with for sale sign in front yard. Jeff Greenberg | Universal Images Group | Getty Images Sales of existing homes surged 9.5% in February from January to 4.38 million units, on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. Housing analysts had been

A landmark class-action lawsuit may change the way Americans buy and sell homes. The National Association of Realtors agreed to a $418 million settlement last week in an antitrust lawsuit where a federal jury found the organization and several large real-estate brokerages had conspired to artificially inflate agent commissions on the sale and purchase of

Hinterhaus Productions | Digitalvision | Getty Images Inflation in the U.S. has hit a speed bump. While the rate of price increases has come down significantly from its peak in the summer of 2022, the most recent reading from the consumer price index showed overall inflation stuck at just above 3%. Core inflation — which

Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Fox News town hall at the Greenville Convention Center in Greenville, South Carolina, on Feb. 20, 2024. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Donald Trump and his co-defendants were in talks with insurance giant Chubb for a $464 million appeal bond in the former

Chris Wattie | Reuters Economists expect the Federal Reserve to leave interest rates unchanged at the end of its two-day meeting this week, even though many experts anticipate the central bank is preparing to start cutting rates in the months ahead. In prepared remarks earlier this month, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said policymakers don’t want to ease

Rudy Giuliani, the former personal lawyer for former U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives at the E. Barrett Prettyman U.S. District Courthouse in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 15, 2023. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images Creditors want to force Rudy Giuliani to sell his $3.5 million Florida condo to help pay his significant debts, according to a

Portra | E+ | Getty Images Spring is almost here — and people looking for a new rental face a competitive market. Asking rent prices in the U.S. jumped to $1,959 in February, according to Zillow Group’s latest Rental Market Report. That’s up just 0.4% from the month prior, but a 3.5% increase from a

A For Sale sign is posted in front of a home for sale in San Marino, California on September 6, 2023.  Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty Images Mortgage rates swung slightly lower last week, fueling a significant jump in mortgage demand for the second straight week. Total application volume rose 7.1%, compared with

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks as he arrives at a Manhattan courthouse, for the trial of himself, his adult sons, the Trump Organization and others in a civil fraud case brought by state Attorney General Letitia James, in New York City, U.S., October 2, 2023.  Brendan Mcdermid | Reuters Former President Donald Trump has

A new study shows that coastal communities may be more at risk from sea-level rise than previously thought. That could have profound impacts on real estate, infrastructure and the U.S. economy. The sea level is rising as the earth heats and glaciers melt. At the same time, land is sinking—another detrimental result of climate change.

In this article ZG Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Skynesher | E+ | Getty Images Factors beyond high mortgage rates are affecting housing affordability for many Americans, according to experts. Almost four years ago, a household earning $59,000 annually could afford a new mortgage without spending more than 30% of their monthly income and

Cavan Images | Cavan | Getty Images President Joe Biden has floated plans to address the country’s affordable housing issues, including new tax breaks for first-time homebuyers and “starter home” sellers. However, experts have mixed opinions on the proposals. “I know the cost of housing is so important to you,” Biden said during his State

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An aerial view shows a subdivision that has replaced the once rural landscape on July 19, 2023 in Hawthorn Woods, Illinois.  Scott Olson | Getty Images Spring hasn’t officially sprung yet, but the spring housing market already appears to be on the move despite stubbornly higher mortgage rates. Mortgage applications to purchase a home increased

Republican presidential candidate, former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a Fox News town hall at the Greenville Convention Center on February 20, 2024 in Greenville, South Carolina.  Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Donald Trump is racing to stave off a pair of civil penalties totaling nearly $540 million — without having to first put

The owners of this Florida mansion are asking for $24 million for their almost 11,500 square-foot residence inside one of the most expensive gated communities in Delray Beach, Florida. The price tag puts the home, known as Villa Ananda, at a price per square foot of almost $2,100, which is well beyond record-breaking territory for