It may (finally) be easier to buy a home this year

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It was supposed to be the year that America's real estate market came back to life — until it wasn't.

The cities where downsizing will save you the most and least

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StorageCafe analyzed dozens of big US cities to see how much downsizing would pay off.

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Wealthy home sellers are using an unconventional enticement to drum up buyer interest

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As mortgage rates have soared, seller-financing has become more popular, particularly for higher-end properties.

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Inside the tax that incentivizes boomers to die in their homes, rather than selling — because it's better for their kids

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A semi-retired boomer's Florida house doubled in value in 7 years, so she sold it and downsized to travel more

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Barbara White, 72, on a recent trip to Paris, France.

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America's first-time homebuyers are disappearing. That's bad news for real estate.

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By the time she turned 40, Suzie Payne had resigned herself to the fact that she would never be able to buy a home.

It's not just Florida. Real estate boomtowns are going bust.

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There's a worrying glut of new homes languishing on the market

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There were 121,000 new unsold homes in July 2025, according to recent data from the US Census and US Department of Housing and Urban Development

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Why 2025 might be a good year to buy a home after all

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According to Redfin, home prices declined in 14 of the 50 largest US metros in the last week of July.

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The nightmare scenario for America's real estate market

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