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Market & Mortgage
The Quiet Overhaul of Your Credit Score
While everyone is watching interest rates, federal regulators are quietly changing how your credit is pulled. It just might save you some money at closing.
Home Projects
Why the Dirt Beneath Your House is Making Headlines
We obsess over kitchen finishes, but collapsing roads and stalled developments prove the real value of a home lies in the dirt beneath it.
Market & Mortgage
The Plumbing Behind Your Mortgage Is Getting Ripped Out
FICO's long-held monopoly on credit scoring is finally cracking, forcing lenders and government agencies to rethink how they decide who gets a house.
Money & Bills
The Hidden Costs Pushing Homeowners to Sell
The fixed cost of homeownership is disappearing. Here's why insurance and taxes are climbing, and where local relief is finally arriving.
Home Projects
The Great Stay-and-Fix: Why We're Painting Cabinets Instead of Moving
High mortgage rates have locked homeowners into their current floorplans, and the massive gut renovation is out. Here's why we're all pivoting to maintenance.
Money & Bills
The Hidden Price of Staying Put
Unpaid property taxes are spiking, HOA rules are shifting, and a massive tax vote is looming in Florida. The monthly cost of keeping your home is reaching a boiling point.
Market & Mortgage
The 8% Wall: Why Buyers Are Gambling on Adjustable Rates
Mortgage rates are pushing past 7.4% and freezing the fall housing market. Underneath the ice, buyers and sellers are quietly changing tactics.
Market & Mortgage
The 7% Threshold: How Builders Are Hacking the Housing Market
With mortgage rates back above 7%, regular sellers are stuck. But homebuilders are using deep pockets and rate buy-downs to keep buyers moving.
Market & Mortgage
The Great Condo Stall: Why Buying a Home Just Got Complicated Again
Mortgage rates are back above 7% and the condo market is rapidly deflating in major cities. Here's what this split market means for your budget.
Market & Mortgage
The Seven Percent Tug-of-War
Mortgage rates are creeping back toward 7% just as the Fed prepares to meet, while bizarre 'ghost condos' in LA sit completely empty.
Money & Bills
The Hidden Price of Staying Put
Mortgage rates get all the attention. But the quiet, relentless creep of insurance premiums and HOA bills is what's really eating your household budget.
Market & Mortgage
The Autumn Standoff
Mortgage rates are creeping back toward 7%, but the housing market is finally cracking in major cities. Here's why buyers suddenly have leverage.
Money & Bills
Florida's Insurance Fever Finally Breaks
Florida's broken insurance market is finally cooling off as lawsuits plummet. But vacation home buyers and California wildfire survivors face a whole new set of headaches.
Market & Mortgage
A Tale of Two Housing Markets: AI Cash Meets 7% Rates
Most of the country is frozen by climbing mortgage rates. Meanwhile, a wave of new tech money is sparking wild bidding wars in unexpected places.
Market & Mortgage
The Mortgage Rate Reality Check: Why Relief is on Hold
Hoping for a sudden drop in borrowing costs this fall? The central bank just delivered a harsh reality check.
Market & Mortgage
The New Mortgage Math
If you've been holding out for a sudden drop in borrowing costs, you can probably exhale. Here's how buyers are handling the new math.
Home Projects
The Looming Lumber Tax
You have the equity to renovate. But a brewing border dispute over building materials is about to make major home projects a lot more expensive.
Energy & Solar
The Data Center Next Door
Tech companies are spending billions to build massive AI data centers, and the fight over power, water, and property values is coming to a neighborhood near you.
Market & Mortgage
A Push to End the Home-Sale Tax Penalty While Lenders Brace for a Bumpy Fall
Congress is trying to thaw the housing market's deep freeze by doubling capital gains tax exclusions, just as the mortgage industry prepares for a slowdown.
Home Projects
The Professionalization of the American Remodel
With moving off the table for millions, homeowners are trading DIY weekends for serious, high-tech upgrades to their current spaces.