Housing markets
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Home sellers are slashing prices in sudden halt to pandemic boom
The turn in the U.S. housing market has been sharp and swift. Just ask Karlyn and Jack Stenhjem, would-be downsizers…
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4M baby boomer homes should hit market each year till 2032
Twinster Photo/twinsterphoto – stock.adobe.com Aging baby boomers leaving their existing homes either through downsizing or death will have minimal impact…
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U.S. home-price growth decelerates for first time since 2021
Home-price growth in the U.S. started to slow in April. A national measure of prices climbed 20.4%, down from the…
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U.S. pending home sales edge higher but still reel from rate rise
A gauge of U.S. pending home sales unexpectedly rose in May for the first time in seven months, a mere…
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Lower housing costs — not jobs — are driving intercity moves
As a result of the pandemic, lower housing costs have become the primary motivator for long-distance moves as opposed to…
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Same-sex couples pay a premium to live in more liberal states
Homeowners in the top ten states with the highest share of same-sex couples are paying on average $116,730 more for…
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Two cash offer lenders lay off 10% of their workforces
Two lenders in the growing cash offer space are each laying off 10% of their workforces, citing the impending economic…
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Sales of new U.S. homes jumped in May, marking first gain this year
Sales of new U.S. homes jumped in May, reflecting gains in the West and South and interrupting a months-long skid…
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More would-be homebuyers are giving up: Redfin
Homebuyers continued to pull back from the market, with the decline in tours and other purchase-related activities at their highest…
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3,000 homes to be offloaded by Starwood Capital
Starwood Capital Group is exploring the sale of two portfolios of single-family rental homes, seeking to unload roughly 3,000 properties…
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