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Smaller homes, vibrant design and low mortgage rates in 2020: Zillow

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Slower home price growth, low mortgage rates and millennial-backed housing trends are all in the cards, according to Zillow’s 2020 predictions. Continue reading →

Boo! What are you afraid of? Agents sound off

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From market movements to marketing strategies, everyone’s scared of something. Check out our list of what real estate agents around the country are afraid of this spooky season, and hop in the comments to tell us what strategies you’ve found to counter… Continue reading →

Housing market too strong for more Fed cuts

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President Trump has tweeted that the “boneheads” at the Federal Reserve should lower interest rates to “zero” or “less,” but Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell took a more moderate approach. Continue reading →

Existing-home sales climb for 2nd straight month: NAR

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Existing-home sales inched up 2.6 percent year-over-year in August, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading →

Builder confidence hits yearly high in September

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The National Association of Home Builders’ monthly measure of market conditions reached its highest point in 2019 and the highest point since October. Continue reading →

Fed conference draws harsh reaction from Trump and China

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After Federal Reserve Chair Jerome H. Powell’s long-awaited speech early Friday morning, which was calming to markets, President Trump and China unleashed their fury — one on Twitter, the other in the form of new tariffs on the U.S. Continue reading →

Is an Aging Population Hurting the U.S. Economy?

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U.S. economic growth has been underwhelming for some time, averaging around 2% these days. In recent months, economic commentators have intensified their search for the underlying reason why the economy can’t kick into higher gear. They’ve landed on th… Continue reading →

Is the Next Recession On Its Way?

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(This article is an updated version of a 2018 Next Avenue story.) Here are two safe forecasts, the kind you can count on. First, the U.S. economy will sink into a recession. Second, no one knows when the recession will arrive. Taken altogether, these t… Continue reading →

Next recession will come in 2020 — but it won’t be due to housing

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Half of the economists and experts surveyed by Zillow believe a recession is coming. But only 12 percent believe it will be due to housing. Continue reading →