Mortgage rates spike above 7% for the first time this year as the market adjusts to delayed Fed cuts

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Homebuyers signing a mortgage.
Homebuyers signing a mortgage.

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The new first rule of home buying: fire your realtor

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The best part of (briefly) having an agent was realizing just how much I had already figured out on my own.

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Last summer, when I told my then-girlfriend that I had just hired a real-estate agent to help me buy an apartment, her response annoyed me: "Sounds like a scam."

A millennial who moved to Canada for the quality of life shares why he wants to go back to Texas — and why he regrets not waiting to relocate until later in life

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A millennial who moved from the South to Montreal says the quality of life is great but that he wants to return to his home state of Texas.

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Millennials may have an easier time buying homes in these 5 cities where boomers may actually give up their houses

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Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Pittsburgh is one of the cities where homeowners may be more likely to move and list their properties for sale.

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A millennial couple considered hundreds of houses — then spent $150,000 on a falling-apart Victorian sight unseen. They think it's worth it.

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Evy Rivera and Jacob Evans are restoring their Victorian home.

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The squatters in Gordon Ramsay's London restaurant are likely to get kicked out, but the process is a pain, lawyers say

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Gordon Ramsay in April 2024, and a notice posted by a group occupying one of his London restaurants.

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I'm an interior decorator. Here are 9 things I'm not putting in my home this year.

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I not adding items with a checkered pattern to my home this year.

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America's cities had a way to escape the 'doom loop.' Then they blew it.

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City and state governments across America are facing a nasty budget crunch as property taxes fall and new expenses add up.

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z bought the most expensive mansion in California history — but it's just part of their real-estate empire. Take a look at their homes.

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards.
Beyoncé and Jay-Z, seen here at the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards, own a dazzling array of real estate.

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The 20 best cities to own an electric vehicle, ranked

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Salt Lake City.
Salt Lake City.

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