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The Housing Cash Crunch That Has Everyone Pointing Fingers Before New York City voted to freeze rents for more than 1 million rent-stabilized apartments, one member of the Rent Guidelines Board tried to make a point about the buildings themselves. “As the owner’s representative, my primary concern is ensuring that rent-stabilized buildings…” Maksim Wynn beganRead …

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Homes Sales Dip in June as Prices Reaches All-Time High, Squeezing Buyers Sales of existing homes dropped in June after rallying in May as would-be buyers pulled back due to affordability concerns as the median sales prices surged to a record high. Existing-home sales fell 2.4% month over month but rose 2.8% year over yearRead …

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More Than 10% of All Homes Sit Vacant, but Only a Tiny Fraction Are for Sale Amid a deepening housing affordability crisis, roughly 1 in 10 homes in the country is sitting vacant, concludes a new report. Around 14.5 million houses are empty, according to a new analysis of U.S. Census Bureau data compiled byRead …

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Mary Bonnet Says ‘Selling Sunset’ Cost Her More Than Half a Million Dollars in Lost Commissions “Selling Sunset” alum Mary Bonnet has claimed that starring in the Netflix series caused her to lose out on more than $500,000 in commissions—because her real estate clients didn’t want to be sucked into the messy drama that wasRead …

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Albuquerque Property Owners Won’t Face Liens Under New Stormwater Fee Ordinance Albuquerque homeowners worried that an unpaid stormwater fee could shadow their property title got a significant reassurance from City Council: the city cannot place a lien on your home to collect it. The council voted 8-0 to strip that lien authority from the newRead …

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Sacramento, CA, Has a Significant Shortage of Homes For Middle-Income Earners The dream of finding an affordable home can feel increasingly out of reach for many prospective buyers, especially those navigating the complexities of today’s housing market. This ongoing struggle is highlighted in the 2026 Housing Mismatch Report, a collaborative analysis from Realtor.com®® and theRead …

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Mortgage Applications Dip as Rates Stay Above 6%, Discouraging Refinancing Mortgage applications retreated during the week leading up to the Fourth of July weekend, driven down by a drop in refinancing applications as borrowing costs rates remained high, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. For the week ending on July 3, MBA’s Market Composite Index—aRead …

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A Major Housing Fix Is Waiting for Trump’s Signature—Leaving Today’s Buyers and Sellers With a Costly Question Matt Brown says he’s seeing the same dynamic play out again and again: A client gets ready to buy, runs the numbers, then decides to spend another year renting. “Between elevated mortgage rates, insurance quotes that came inRead …

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Dylan Dreyer Opens Up About Heartbreaking Miscarriage: ‘Crying in My Bed in So Much Pain’ “Today” show co-host Dylan Dreyer has revealed that she quietly endured a secret miscarriage while she was away from home, on a vacation where she hid her pregnancy from her fellow travelers. The 44-year-old reflected on the emotional experience duringRead …

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Starter Homes Are Out of Reach for Most First-Time Buyers—Except in These Affordable States It’s becoming more and more difficult for aspiring homeowners to break free from renting, but there are still a few states where buying a starter home isn’t out of reach, a new report from LendingTree has found. A handful of SouthernRead …

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