Home prices could go down now that the biggest group of real-estate agents agreed to lower commissions

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Experts warned of a housing bubble. They were wrong.

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A housing bubble implies an impending pop that brings home prices crashing down — but there's no pop in sight. 

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Almost as soon as home prices began their unprecedented climb in 2020, doomsayers began warning of a looming crisis. The housing market, they claimed, was a bubble destined to burst.

Move over, millennials: Gen Zers are coming for boomers' houses

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No generation has shaped the modern housing market more than baby boomers. Now their reign is coming to an end, and Gen Z is coming for the crown.

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The future of homebuying is here — and it's going to be a whole lot better

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A wave of multibillion-dollar lawsuits poses a real threat to the old way of buying and selling homes. In the chaos that follows, regular buyers and sellers could come out on top.

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If you want lower interest rates, there's a little-known way to get them — if you qualify

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Assumable mortgages are becoming an increasingly popular home-financing option.

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Selling your home without a real-estate agent comes with a lot of grunt work, but could save you thousands. Here's how one owner did it.

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Derrick Chou and his Manhattan apartment.

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Real-estate agents may be forced to charge home buyers less, thanks to a new $1.8 billion verdict

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Beyond the eye-popping damages, a recent verdict against the National Association of Realtors and the country's biggest brokerages could also fundamentally change how we buy and sell homes.

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On Tuesday afternoon at a courthouse in Kansas City, Missouri, the collective nightmare of the real-estate industry became reality.

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