Here’s How To Negotiate the Best Mortgage Interest Rate, Closing Costs, and More
By Erica SweeneyMar 2, 2022 (Getty Images) Taking on a mortgage to finance buying a home is a major milestone, and it’s a critical moment to use your consumer savvy to nab the best deal possible. This is particularly true in today’s market. Given interest rates are [...]
Many Black Americans Had Their Land Stolen—Now They’re Fighting To Get It Back
By Clare TrapassoFeb 28, 2022 (Getty Images) In the early part of the 20th century, Willa and Charles Bruce created an oceanfront oasis for Black families barred from nearby “whites only” beaches. In 1912, they built Bruce’s Beach Lodge, in Manhattan Beach, CA. Just outside of Los Angeles, it had [...]
How Bad Will It Be? Why the Spring Housing Market Will Be ‘Miserable’ for Homebuyers
By Clare TrapassoFeb 24, 2022 (Realtor.com/Getty Images) Homebuyers had better be ready to suit up for battle. Any buyers—or wannabe buyers—who thought last year’s meteoric jump in home prices was rough should be prepared for this spring to be even worse. A hellish trifecta of fast-rising housing [...]
The New Rules of Home Selling: 5 Secrets To Fetch a Price Beyond Your Wildest Dreams
By Tara Mastroeni February 23, 2022 (Getty Images) By now, everyone has heard hushed stories from starry-eyed sellers of just how quickly their modest homes recently sold—for way over asking price. Maybe this unprecedented seller’s market has you hoping you can cash in on your home, too. We don’t [...]
‘The Major Question Is Whether Rising Rates Will Quench Housing Demand’: Existing-Home Sales Surge Higher, but Could Be Set for a Downturn
By Jacob PassyFeb 18, 2022 (Getty Images) The numbers: Existing-home sales increased by nearly 7% between December and January, hitting a seasonally-adjusted, annual rate of 6.5 million, the National Association of REALTORS said Friday. Compared to a year ago, sales were down more than 2%. Economists polled [...]
9 Easy, Fast, Pain-Free Ways To Save Up for a House
By Janet SirotoFeb 17, 2022 (Getty Images) Buying a house typically requires some serious savings. After all, with the median home price hovering at $375,000, a 20% down payment amounts to $75,000. Yes, you can put down less. (The national average is 12%, although some loans allow as [...]
