With most rates at their lowest level in more than a year, refinancing applications surged by 11 percent last week.
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Home features, building materials and design, and even price and financing can vary dramatically by region, a new study says. What areas get the most for their money?
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The latest median home price on a single-family home is at $220,600, up from about $160,000 just a few years ago. But the big jump hasn’t dented affordability.
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Borrowers with smaller blemishes on their credit history are starting to have more productive conversations about loans at smaller lenders.
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Social Security is the largest source of retirement income for many retirees. But only a few cities have basic living costs low enough to live on Social Security alone.
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Right now, you can buy lightbulbs smart enough to turn on automatically when you enter a listed home. But could new types of LEDs make even those obsolete?
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