Soaring home prices mean first-time buyers need to be making 13% more money than a year ago to afford a 'starter' home

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People walk by a sold sign in front of a house along the Erie Canal in Pittsford, New York, on Monday, Sept. 6, 2021.

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The US bond market is on the verge of a major breakdown - and that will send mortgage rates to levels unseen since 2000 and fuel more banking trouble, economist says

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Many analysts think the US is heading for a recession in 2023.

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A top real estate economist just declared that the housing recession is over

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What's the difference between mortgage APR vs. interest rate?

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US homes sales were the lowest in 14 years last month as inventory dries up

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There's more pain coming for residential and commercial real estate as tight credit and job worries threaten property markets

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Get ready for a historic slowdown in home-price growth, Goldman says

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Home prices last month posted their first annual decline in a decade.

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Just 1% of US homeowners sold their house in the first half of the year, leading to the lowest inventory of all time

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In this April 5, 2010 photo, Joann Weber, of Midtown Realty, changes the sign from "Sale Pending" to "Sold" at a home that just sold in Palo Alto, Calif.

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US home prices are nearing new record highs as inventory drops to all-time low

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Today's Mortgage and Refinance Rates: May 15, 2023 | Are Rates Finally Heading Back Down?

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