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I paid just $135,000 for my house when homes in the area are going for twice that. Here's how.

Sun, 03/31/2024 - 06:13

Tech Insider

Melisa Gomez-Romo's husband and children at their front door. — Melisa Gomez-Romo's husband and children at their front door.
Courtesy of Melisa Gomez-Romo

Real Estate, community-land-trusts, affordable-homes, affordably-housing, Homebuyer, renter, Homeowner

I got a 2.5% mortgage rate last year when everyone else was getting 6%. It's saving us $40,000 and helping pay off my medical bills for cancer treatment.

Tue, 03/19/2024 - 17:06

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Amy Yzaguirre, her husband, and son. — Amy Yzaguirre, her husband, and son.
Courtesy of Amy Yzaguirre

Real Estate, Cancer, Homebuyer, Homeowner, home-sellers, assumable-mortgage, assumable-loan

A boomer couple who moved from Minnesota to Florida said they 'lost pretty much everything' in a hurricane but don't regret the move

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 06:01

Tech Insider : Economy

Barbara Pelton — Barbara Pelton moved from Minnesota to California at the start of the pandemic.
Barbara Pelton

economy, Real Estate, Moving, Florida, Minnesota, Hurricanes, cost-of-living

Americans are moving a lot less — and boomers may be to blame

Wed, 02/28/2024 - 06:09

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Two boomers bike riding — Boomers are becoming less likely to sell their homes and move.
Peter Cade

economy, Real Estate, Moving, Census, Boomers, economy, southeast

'If you see a home you love, don't wait': How homebuyers should react to falling mortgage rates, according to Realtor.com

Tue, 02/27/2024 - 12:18

Tech Insider

A real estate agent holding a house key — Getty Images

Real Estate, Markets, Homebuyer, housing-market, mortgage-rates, housing-market-inventory, fed-interest-rates

A Boston guaranteed income program gave families $583 a month. It helped them buy first homes and pay off debt.

Fri, 02/02/2024 - 11:40

Tech Insider : Economy

Boston, Massachusetts skyline at dusk. — Boston, Massachusetts.
Sean Pavone/Shutterstock

economy, guaranteed-income, UBI, basic-income, cost-of-living, Homebuyer, Rent

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

Wed, 01/17/2024 - 05:23

Tech Insider : Economy

Gen Zer taking a photo of a house featuring a 'Sold' real estate sign in the foreground. On the side, an older couple (previous owners) stands, gazing at the property and holding a suitcase. — 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.
Getty Images; Alyssa Powell/BI

Real Estate, economy, Markets, finance, Discourse, real-estate, housing-market

Meet the typical mover leaving Florida: Millennials who aren't married and make $48,000 departing for Georgia and Texas

Wed, 01/03/2024 - 06:02

Tech Insider : Economy

Houses with a 'for rent' sign in front of them — Nearly 490,000 Americans left Florida last year.
Peter Dazeley / Getty Images

Real Estate, economy, Florida, Georgia, Texas, Moving, cost-of-living

Cities to watch in 2024: This Texas hub is attracting more homebuyers than Austin and Dallas with its affordability and jobs

Mon, 01/01/2024 - 08:06

Tech Insider

Anna Lagos and her husband smiling. — Anna Lagos and her husband moved to New Braunfels in 2021.
Courtesy of Anna Lagos

Real Estate, Texas, new-braunfels, Homebuyer, housing-market, real-estate, home-prices

A Phoenix man got a 2.375% mortgage rate this year. He broke down how.

Sun, 12/31/2023 - 06:53

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Terry Day. — Phoenix realtor Terry Day used an assumable mortgage to buy a home this October.
Courtesy of Terry Day

Real Estate, assumable-mortgage, real-esate, Phoenix, realtor, Homebuyer, Mortgage

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