Tenants and a top prosecutor have accused major landlords and a popular apartment-pricing site of colluding to inflate rents. A legal expert says it shows algorithmic collusion is no longer 'science fiction.'

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A sign is posted in front of an apartment building with available rentals on June 09, 2023 in San Francisco, California.
Rent-settling algorithms used by landlords nationwide may be artificially increasing rents above market rates.

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Mortgage rates log biggest drop in over a year amid falling bond yields

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"For Sale" signs are seen outside a home in Glenview, Ill., Tuesday, July 27, 2021.

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America's cities are vying for a hot new title: best place to ride out the coming dystopia

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Once-forgotten cities in the Midwest and Northeast are trying to win people over with the promise of fewer climate-driven floods, fires, and storms.
Once-forgotten cities in the Midwest and Northeast are trying to win people over with the promise of fewer climate-driven floods, fires, and storms.

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Owning a home is within reach in these 10 cities, where buyers need less cash to achieve the American Dream

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Mobile, Alabama.

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Home prices are dropping in Las Vegas. Here are 5 of the cheapest homes for sale right now — all under $300K.

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There are some affordable homes in Las Vegas, Nevada right now, as prices have fallen over the last year.

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Don't expect house prices to fall this winter, says Goldman Sachs economist

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House prices won't fall this winter, says David Mericle.

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Buying a home has become way too complicated

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Among a tangle of jungle plants and vines, a lane of houses appears, with eager real estate agents stand in front of the doorways. And the lane narrows, the horizons depicts the houses fragmenting, a lone orange house surviving in the large expanse of a starry night sky.
Two decades after companies like Zillow and Trulia revolutionized home search, the rest of the process remains pretty much the same.

Mortgages will remain sky-high in 2024, pushing existing home sales to a 3-decade low, Goldman Sachs says

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Americans have to pay 52% more to buy a home compared to renting

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Why now is actually a good time to buy a house

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There's an argument to be made that buyers shouldn't wait for rates or prices to drop, and to stay in the market even as affordability looks strained.

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