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Photo by Brandon Bell / Getty ImagesThe numbers: Mortgage rates are up sharply, putting pressure on the housing market once again. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.5% as of February 23, according to data released by Freddie Mac on Thursday. That’s up 18 basis points from the previous week. One basis point is equal to one one-hundredth of ...
- Thursday, 23 February 2023
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Getty Images / Realtor.comFormer big leaguer Ryan Klesko is selling four bungalows on his private island in Florida’s panhandle region. The former slugger owns the island with an anonymous business partner. Black’s Island, as it’s known, is on the Gulf Coast and was discovered by Captain James Black nearly 200 years ago. The island is said to have ...
- Thursday, 23 February 2023
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Getty ImagesBy now you know that your credit score can have a big impact on your life—like when you want to finance a big purchase such as a house, or when you’re looking for a new rental. You can expect your potential landlord to run a credit check and, as a general rule, you will need a score of 620 or higher to rent an apartment. But credit repo...
- Thursday, 23 February 2023
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Getty ImagesWhile winter is generally a slow time for real estate as homebuyers hunker down and wait for spring, certain cities—and in fact, one entire state—are defying those odds. The Realtor.com® Hottest Markets List for January has ranked Manchester, NH (a more affordable alternative to Boston, about an hour away), No. 1 for the 18th time in th...
- Thursday, 23 February 2023
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Realtor.comOprah is not in the house. Some homebuyers connected to Georgia’s booming film industry will be moving into a home Ms. Winfrey began building but never completed. An offer is pending on the very large, unfinished mansion in Conyers, GA. The list price was $3.5 million. “When you’re in the house, you feel so microscopic,” says listing age...
- Wednesday, 22 February 2023
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