Many buyers expected interest rates to start moving lower. Instead, the latest headlines delivered the opposite. On September 16, the Federal Reserve raised short-term rates by a quarter point to 3.75%–4%. Freddie Mac reported the average 30-year fixed mortgage rate at 6.95% on September 17—bringing rates back near 7%. Not exactly the news buyers were […]
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Renting is great because it gives you flexibility. New city? No problem. New job? Easy. Neighbor practices the drums at 2 a.m.? You can move. The catch? Every move seems to come with a receipt that’s somehow longer than your lease. According to Realtor.com, moving can cost thousands once you add up application fees, security deposits,
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The housing market is still moving. The people driving it just look a little different than they did a few years ago. According to the National Association of REALTORS®, older and higher-income buyers continue to make up a larger share of home purchases, while first-time buyers are facing a tougher road into homeownership. The challenge
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Inventory is still rising, but it is no longer acting like it had three coffees and a deadline. According to ResiClub’s April 2026 update, national active listings were up 4.6% year over year. That is a big slowdown from the 30.6% growth recorded a year earlier. So yes, buyers may still have more options than
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