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Buying a Home 38% Cheaper Than Renting – But How Risky Is It?

Homeownership remains cheaper than renting nationally and in all of the 100 largest metro areas. ...
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The Rental Discount for Shacking Up

It’s Valentine’s Day. Picture a romantic restaurant. Main course is finished. Lights are low. You...
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Trulia’s Housing Predictions: How 2014 Will be Different

The housing market continued its uneven recovery in 2013 and will enter 2014 closer to normal tha...
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Shutdown Hasn’t Hurt October Asking Home Prices So Far

How has the two-week shutdown of the federal government affected home prices? The main sales-pric...
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Where Can the Middle Class Afford to Buy a Home?

For the middle class today, homeownership is well within reach in some parts of the country, but ...
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Rising Mortgage Rates Narrowing Buy vs. Rent Gap

Homeownership remains cheaper than renting nationally and in all of the 100 largest metro areas. ...
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When Will the Jump in Mortgage Rates Bite?

Ever since mortgage rates started their steep climb in early May, we’ve all been on high alert, w...
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Rising Mortgage Rates Giving Would-Be Homebuyers Jitters

After years of low-and-lower mortgage rates, the 30-year fixed rate shot up from a near-historic-...