My husband got a job with a 40% pay raise in a city two hours away. Should we sell our beloved home of 24 years and buy? Or rent?
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Home builders cut prices and slow construction as buyers pull back, survey shows
Home builders are feeling jittery. That’s according to a June survey of home builder sentiment…
Read MoreMy wife and I have $750,000 in savings and earn over $144,000 a year. Can we afford to spend $5,000 per month on housing?
Financial advisers recommend spending no more than 30% of take-home pay on housing. I have…
Read MoreRedfin seeing San Francisco Bay Area housing market slowing fastest in the U.S.
Redfin Corp. RDFN, +4.75% said Friday that it is seeing the northern California housing market,…
Read More‘Everybody thinks we’re in a recession, except the labor market’: Economists don’t see signs of downturn in jobs data and Americans are growing ‘increasingly frustrated’ with the economy and gloomy about the housing market
Hi, MarketWatchers. Don’t miss these top stories. ‘Everybody thinks we’re in a recession, except the…
Read MoreOpinion: Restrictive zoning is the main factor squeezing the supply of housing
One outcome of the COVID-19 pandemic was a significant rise in house prices. Prices rose…
Read MoreAmericans are growing ‘increasingly frustrated’ with the economy and gloomy about the housing market, Fannie Mae survey says
Both prospective homebuyers and sellers are feeling increasingly annoyed by the housing market and the…
Read MoreMortgage rates fall amid rising concerns over a recession
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.3% for the week ending July 7, according to according…
Read MoreAmerica’s housing inventory rose 28% as mortgage rates increased. Our interactive map can help you track the number of homes available for sale near you.
For the last several years, the number of homes available for sale in Charlotte, N.C.,…
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Weekend reads: What’s going on in your local housing market?
Rising interest rates are having an effect on the housing market — inventories of homes…
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