real estate


What Comes First? The Home Or The Retirement Account?

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Most young adults looking to buy a home put that goal before saving for the future. Read more

April Pending Home Sales Fall Unexpectedly

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Home shoppers signed 1.5% fewer contracts to buy existing homes in April compared with March, according to the National ... Read more

The Wall Street Journal: Blackstone Sells More Than $1 Billion Of Its Stake In Home-rental Business

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Blackstone Group LP is cashing in on its bet on the suburban rental class. Read more

Outside The Box: Getting A Mortgage Or Small-business Loan Isnt Supposed To Be A Punishment

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Banks must help borrowers boost credit scores and standards of living, writes Sanjiv Das. Read more

Top Ten: 10 Articles To Help You With Money, Investing And Life

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MarketWatch’s most interesting stories this week include an innovative series about planning and living in retirement,... Read more

Heres How Much More It Will Cost You To Buy A Home In A Gayborhood

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Communities with large LGBTQ populations continue to be hot spots for gentrification. Read more

Bank Of America Will Offer Mortgages Without Origination Fees For A Limited Time

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Savvy borrowers can saves thousands of dollars by leveraging competing offers from lenders. Read more

The Wall Street Journal: SEC Accuses Developer Robert Morgan Of Scamming Investors

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The federal government accused one of the nation’s largest landlords with running a “Ponzi scheme-like” effort us... Read more

Mortgage Refinances Surge 8%, As Rates Fall To The Lowest Level Since January 2018

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Homeowners are taking advantage of lower interest rates, rushing to refinance their mortgages before rates potentially t... Read more

Home Sales Fell In April Despite A Big Drop In Mortgage Rates

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Sales of existing U.S. homes fell 0.4% in April compared with March to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 5.19 mil... Read more

US Housing Starts Rose More Than Expected In April

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U.S. housing starts were expected to total 1.205 million in April, up from the 1.139 million starts reported for the pre... Read more

Stronger Home Sales Boost Builder Confidence In May

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The nation's homebuilders are reporting a rebound in sales, and that is making them more optimistic about the housing ma... Read more

Mortgage Applications Slightly Lower Despite Three Weeks Of Falling Rates

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Mortgage hunters were not particularly impressed with the latest drop in interest rates. Read more

Trumps Trade War With China Doesnt Bode Well For An Already Shaky U.S. Housing Market

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Homeowners looking to sell may have reason to grow increasingly concerned about President Trump’s deteriorating relati... Read more

The Moneyist: My In-laws Want To Give Us Over $100,000, But Theyll Tell Us How To Spend It — Should I Tell Them To Keep Their Money?

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‘They already helped us buy our house, one that we otherwise would not have been able to afford.’ Read more

Major Flooding In The South Is A Cautionary Tale For All Homeowners

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Natural disasters can ruin your finances. Here’s how to avoid that. Read more

Economic Report: Banks Have Eased Lending Terms For Business Clients This Year, Fed Survey Finds

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Banks eased lending terms to large and middle-sized commercial borrowers in the first quarter, according to a Federal Re... Read more

Vitaliy Katsenelson's Contrarian Edge: This Investors Pilgrimage To Berkshires Annual Meeting Is About More Than Buffett

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Value investor attends the Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting for its valuable connections. Read more

The Fed: Powell Faces Tough Test Wednesday As Market Is Uneasy With His Recent Communication

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Fed Chairman Jerome Powell will try not to make many waves and stick to a “on-hold” policy posture at his press conf... Read more

Americas Homeownership Rate Didnt Budge In The First Quarter — Should You Be Concerned?

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The U.S. Census Bureau released its latest housing and homeownership data. Read more