Can an effort to revamp anti-redlining lending laws survive the swamp?
admin Color-coded maps in the 1930s designated predominantly Black and immigrant neighborhoods as too risky to…
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The typical S&P 500 CEO made 324 times more than the median-paid worker last year and the case for 0% interest student loans instead of cancellation
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Read MoreThis San Antonio mom who spends half her income on rent is ‘just trying to scrape by’
With rental prices rising nationwide, there has never been a better time to examine how…
Read MoreU.S. housing starts fall in June for the second straight month
The numbers: Construction started on new U.S. homes fell a seasonally adjusted 2% in June…
Read MoreU.S. housing starts fall in June for the second straight month
The numbers: Construction started on new U.S. homes fell a seasonally adjusted 2% in June…
Read MoreFor renters priced out of the housing market, there are still ways to keep your homeownership dream alive
Today’s housing market can feel like a dream killer. Rising mortgage rates, high home prices…
Read MoreU.S. home builder confidence plunges in July, NAHB reports
The numbers: The National Association of Home Builders’ monthly confidence index plunged 12 points to…
Read MoreMy mother-in-law moved into our rental home years ago and made $60,000 in upgrades. We now want to sell. Should we repay her?
Dear MarketWatch, My mother-in-law moved into our rental home eight years ago. From the start…
Read More‘She has no ambition’: I make $100,000. I’m buying a home before the wedding. My fiancée earns $50,000 and has $20,000 in student debt. What’s a fair prenup?
I have been in my current relationship for almost three years. I’m a young woman,…
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‘I’m spending a fortune on home maintenance. I realize my second husband is essentially living in my house for free’: What is a fair way to split costs?
I am a retired 62-year-old woman. I was widowed in 2006 at the age of…
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