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Buyers are still fighting hard, despite costly home payments

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The monthly payment on a typical home is 50 percent pricier than it would have been a year ago, yet competition remains fierce. Continue reading →

First rule of housing bubbles? Don’t talk about them, economist warns

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Zillow Senior Economist Jeff Tucker is skeptical that a housing bubble is looming, but he worries such talk could hurt future buyers in need of homebuilders to continue producing new inventory. Continue reading →

Mortgage rates surge to 5% as era of the ultra-cheap loan begins to fade

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After hovering near 3 percent for nearly two years, mortgage rates have rebounded faster than expected. But amid uncertainty, economists are divided on whether 5 percent rates are here to stay. Continue reading →

What does the stock market tumble mean for real estate?

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The Dow Jones dropped more than 800 points on Wednesday, the third biggest point drop of the year and the biggest drop since February. As investors sell-off stock and the benchmark yield rises, what does it mean for the real estate industry? Well for o… Continue reading →