Groundbreaking on new homes slowed last month, but the dip is likely temporary, builders say.
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Buyers tended to make hefty down payments last year in their home purchases, as the share of buyers using low down payment loans plummeted to its lowest level in more than a decade, shows a new analysis.
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Is house flipping gaining traction again? Investors bidding on property online and at live events are showing a preference for flipping over a hold-to-rent strategy, even as demand for rental housing continues to surge in many markets.
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As baby boomers age, the decline of this mammoth generation will have a “dampening effect on household growth,” according to a new report by Harvard’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.
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The 1990s rapper known as Vanilla Ice, who now renovates and then sells homes for the DIY Network, has been arrested on charges of burglary and grand theft of a Florida property in foreclosure. He calls the charges a big “misunderstanding.”
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Redfin analyzed which home improvements are the safest bet and what home features are the most desirable for buyers.
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