
Homebuyers’ Down Payments Doubled During the Pandemic
The combination of skyrocketing home prices and intense competition prompted many buyers to up their down payments during the pandemic. But as the housing market
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The combination of skyrocketing home prices and intense competition prompted many buyers to up their down payments during the pandemic. But as the housing market

Rising rates, combined with home prices that are still higher than they were a year ago, have cut more than 400 square feet out of

Chicago, Albany and Milwaukee are among the housing markets holding up better than others as the U.S. faces high mortgage rates and an uncertain economy.

A recent Redfin survey found that most homebuyers and sellers would prefer living in a place where abortion is legal, up significantly from before the

Just over 4 in 10 Redfin home offers faced competition in August, down significantly from a year earlier as 6% mortgage rates price buyers out

Raising rates is necessary to fight inflation, but buyers may need to get creative to afford a home with high monthly mortgage payments. A homebuyer

The combination of skyrocketing home prices and intense competition prompted many buyers to up their down payments during the pandemic. But as the housing market

Rising rates, combined with home prices that are still higher than they were a year ago, have cut more than 400 square feet out of

Chicago, Albany and Milwaukee are among the housing markets holding up better than others as the U.S. faces high mortgage rates and an uncertain economy.

A recent Redfin survey found that most homebuyers and sellers would prefer living in a place where abortion is legal, up significantly from before the

Just over 4 in 10 Redfin home offers faced competition in August, down significantly from a year earlier as 6% mortgage rates price buyers out

Raising rates is necessary to fight inflation, but buyers may need to get creative to afford a home with high monthly mortgage payments. A homebuyer