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

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A for-sale sign is displayed outside a home for sale in Los Angeles, California.
As mortgage rates have soared, seller-financing has become more popular, particularly for higher-end properties.

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What the Fed's December interest rate cut means for your wallet

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The federal funds rate will affects mortgages for American homebuyers.

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A 59-year-old downsized to a tiny home on wheels to shrink her housing costs while helping care for her parents

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Julie Lennox and her dog Rizzo
Julie Lennox and her dog Rizzo

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15 cities where the most millennials can actually afford to buy a house

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The Raleigh-Cary metro area of North Carolina had the highest percentage of millennials who became homeowners in 2022.

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I'm 31 and my parents pay my mortgage — their help is a lifeline

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The author's parents help her pay her mortgage after going freelance.

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A Gen Xer relocated from Austin to rural Arkansas thanks to a $16,000 mover incentive that helped pay his mortgage. Now he's enjoying the 'good, hometown living.'

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An empty street in Osceola, Arkansas.
Britt Lorino, 55, moved from Austin to Osceola, Arkansas with his wife as part of a mover incentive program.

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My parents struggled in blue-collar jobs. Paying off their mortgage and retiring them is my proudest achievement.

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Simmy Dhillon with his parents and brother.
Dhillon (far right) started his own business as a college student.

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'Seriously underwater' mortgages are on the rise throughout the US, with Southern states seeing the biggest jump

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These 10 states are the most frustrating places to buy a house. See where homebuyers are surprised with the biggest fees.

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A view of the Los Angeles skyline from East Los Angeles.
East Los Angeles, California.

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The growing reason people can't afford to own a home

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Photo illustration looking at a house with money collaged.

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