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Homeownership
Owning a home now takes a bigger chunk of Americans' incomes
Dec 21, 2023
A report out Thursday from the real estate data firm ATTOM finds that a home, and all its related costs, now eat up about 34% of the average wage nationwide.
Federal oversight may be hindering Native American homeownership, GAO report finds
Oct 30, 2023
Delays in the BIA approval of real estate transactions could have exposed Native homeowners to climbing interest rates and construction costs.
Co-buying a house with your best friend
Jul 27, 2023
The lack of affordability has spurred “nontraditional setups” like this partnership between women who trust each other and work well together.
The past, present and future of “Hard Bargain” Tennessee
Jul 4, 2023
A historic home in Franklin, Tennessee, serves as a monument to generational sacrifice.
Black homeownership climbed early in the pandemic. Is progress stalling?
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Matt Levin
Jun 19, 2023
Higher mortgage rates could disproportionately hurt Black homebuyers.
Forever homes come in all shapes and sizes — and ages and states of (dis)repair
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Sarah Leeson
May 23, 2023
It will need “a lot of TLC," Candice Sides said about the 19th-century log cabin she bought to be her family's eventual home.
How a decline in home sales also trips up retail
May 16, 2023
When people buy new homes, they buy a lot of other things too, like furniture, appliances and electronics. When home buying slows, that can have a real ripple effect on other industries.
For public good, not for profit.
Who's the "we" behind those "We Buy Houses" signs?
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Amy Scott
Apr 28, 2023
Real estate wholesalers offer convenience, but at what price?
Who will benefit from the reduced cost of FHA loans?
Feb 27, 2023
The Biden administration is lowering rates on the mortgage insurance people have to pay when they take out a loan backed by the Federal Housing Administration.
Existing home sales are down nearly 37%, NAR data shows
Feb 21, 2023
Prices are still rising, but more slowly. What does that mean for house hunters this spring?