Million-dollar income households are renting — not buying — more than ever

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Renting is an increasingly popular option, even for high-income earners.

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Huge Mortgage and Loan Company Suffers Data Breach Impacting 14 Million People

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If you’ve ever bought a home with the help of the mortgage and loan firm Mr. Cooper, there’s a good chance that your personal information has been stolen by cybercriminals.

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HENRYs are turning to a little-known and risky type of mortgage as home prices soar

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Interest-only mortgages were much more strictly regulated after the financial crisis, but now higher-income borrowers are turning to them as home prices stay high.

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My mother gave me my $100,000 inheritance early. I struggled to pay my bills before — now I'm set up for life.

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Jillian Pretzel and her mom.

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The housing market is historically unaffordable - but a record number of Americans now own their home without a mortgage

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A record number of Americans own their homes without a mortgage.

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PNC Bank mortgage review: Choose from a variety of loan types, but you'll need a decent credit score

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Veterans United Home Loans Review 2023

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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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