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June 18, 2025

housing market

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The average long-term US mortgage rate surges to 7.63%, holding at highest level since 2000

October 26, 2023 The Associated Press

The cost of financing a home surged again this week with the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate at its highest level since December 2000. The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to […]

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Mortgage rates rise to 5.66%, weighing on housing market

September 3, 2022 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose to their highest level in two months this week, providing no relief for a slumping housing market. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year […]

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Small businesses feel the pinch from slowing housing market

September 2, 2022 Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — The chill in the housing market is rippling out to the carpenters, landscapers and other small businesses that lose out when fewer homeowners are renovating their properties.  Inflation was already causing some homeowners […]

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Re/Max CEO: Home prices can’t keep up double-digit gains

May 24, 2022 Alex Veiga, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. housing market is slowing as would-be buyers struggle with rising borrowing costs and a persistent shortage of properties for sale. Previously occupied home sales fell in February and March as […]

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MOORE: Beware the popping of the housing bubble

May 14, 2022 Stephen Moore

Washington never learns. Never. Politicians are like collective Alzheimer’s disease patients. They have no short-term memories.  Does anyone remember 2008? It was only 14 years ago. Then, America suffered through one of the most significant […]

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The Property Line: Don’t be misled by myths about iBuyers

January 17, 2022 Holden Lewis, NerdWallet

IBuyers are one of the few true innovations to hit the real estate industry in recent years. Yet consumers haven’t fully embraced them because of misconceptions about how iBuyers work, and what types of problems […]

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In a chaotic market demand and prices for homes in US soar

May 26, 2021 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. housing market has gotten so out of whack, with demand far outpacing supply, that prices have risen to record levels and roughly half of all U.S. houses are selling for […]

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Listing your home in 2021? Here’s what to know

May 25, 2021 Elizabeth Renter, NerdWallet

It’s a good time to be a home seller — homes are selling fast and for a premium — but that doesn’t mean you can jump into the market ill-prepared. Knowing what to expect can […]

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Liz Weston: Start early to get your house retirement-ready

April 6, 2021 Liz Weston, NerdWallet

Many people want to remain in their homes after they retire rather than move to a senior living facility or community. Unfortunately, most homes aren’t set up to help us age safely and affordably. If […]

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US long-term mortgage rates rise again; 30-year at 3.05%

March 12, 2021 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. long-term mortgage rates again rose modestly this week against the backdrop of an improving economy and further distribution of coronavirus vaccines. Rates remain near historic lows, however. The benchmark 30-year loan […]

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