The warped financial logic fueling America’s ‘doom loop’

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Landlords could help reverse the Retail Apocalypse by lowering rents and extending leases — but their lenders won’t let them.

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The average monthly mortgage on a new home is 52% higher than the average rent on an apartment: report

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My husband and I paid off our mortgage more than 15 years early by following a simple money rule we learned from our parents

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You may hate high interest rates and home prices, but many boomers have reason to celebrate

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Fed Chair Jerome Powell's war against inflation could be helping prop up many older Americans' wallets.

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5 things I wish I knew before buying a home to save money and avoid stress

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America's consumer-debt stress is mounting - mortgage rates top 7%, credit-card liabilities hit $1 trillion, and now auto-loan defaults are on the rise

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The old-fashioned way to buy a car.

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TikTok influencers want to rent you a very cool home. Just don't call them landlords.

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Social media sparked a rise in the popularity of "house hacking," a fancy new term for the age-old concept of being a landlord that has been repackaged for a new generation of real-estate investors.

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'Shark Tank' star Kevin O'Leary says US debt-rating downgrade means there's less faith in the dollar and Treasurys

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Cash-out refinance vs. rate-and-term mortgage refinance: What are they, and which one should you choose?

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How much does it cost to refinance? Average closing costs by state

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