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Today's mortgage and refinance rates: Average rates inch lower as Redfin report suggests a buyer's market
AOL
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Average mortgage rates inch lower as of Thursday, June 5, 2025, with the 30-year fixed benchmark retreating to 6.90%. A new Redfin report suggests it's a homebuyers market, with nearly 500,000 more buyers in the market than sellers — some 34%...
First-time car buyer programs: What they are and how to apply
Yahoo Finance
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First-time car buyer programs offer flexible qualification requirements and other incentives to make it easier for those with little or no credit history to finance their first car purchase. These programs typically have eligibility criteria such...
'I moved my family to a £930k seaside house - locals have given us a two-word nickname'
Essex Live
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June 5, 2025
A mum-of-two has revealed the two-word nickname locals gave her after moving her family from Hertfordshire to a £930k seaside house. Louise Connolly said she and her family had been living in Markyate for the past 10 or 11 years before falling in...
Study says home sellers are sitting on nearly $700B worth of listings. Jacksonville ranks 5th as a buyer’s market
News4Jax - Florida
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June 4, 2025
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – A study by a real estate company said U.S. home sellers are sitting on nearly $700 billion worth of listings. Jacksonville ranks fifth in the nation as a buyer’s market. RELATED: Florida among nation’s leaders in home price...
What Can Go Wrong When Buying A House? Homebuyers Should Watch Out For These Key Property Flaws
Outlook Money
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June 5, 2025
Buyers, especially first-timers, are advised to stay sharp. Legal documents must be verified, building norms checked, and on-site inspections conducted before signing anything. Overlooking these steps can lead to serious financial and legal...
Zscaler Buying Red Canary: A Canary In The Cybersecurity Coalmine?
Forbes
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Zscaler Acquires Red Canary in $675 Million Deal, Signaling a New Chapter in Cybersecurity Services ... More Integration.Gado via Getty Images Hot on the heels of Google’s eye-popping acquisition of Wiz for a rumored $23 billion valuation, the...
Tell us: have you recently succeeded in buying a home in a UK holiday hotspot?
The Guardian
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June 5, 2025
House prices in various UK holiday hotspots have plunged since some local authorities have introduced higher council tax charges on second homes or holiday lets, and many owners of such properties have put their homes on the market. Despite lower...
'Unfortunately, Altadena is for sale': Developers are buying up burned lots
Los Angeles Times
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June 5, 2025
In the wake of the devastating Eaton fire that tore through Altadena in January, hundreds of signs sprouted up in the ash-laden yards of burned-down homes: “Altadena Not for Sale.” The slogan signified a resistance toward outside investors looking...
Hate your condo? This Fort Pierce company is offering owners a way out
Treasure Coast Palm - Florida
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Builder is accepting condominium units as a down payment. Coral Reef is building 17 custom luxury homes on South Hutchinson Island. The company was driven to offer the condo down payment deal after reading a TCPalm investigation. FORT PIERCE —...
Michigan House panel approves bills targeting ticket bot operations
SE Oakland News - Michigan
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June 4, 2025
State Representative Mike Harris has successfully led the House Judiciary Committee in approving a bipartisan plan aimed at addressing the issue of ticket bots. The legislation, referred to as "Change," seeks to tackle the problem of automated...
Trendy Cheshire town hit by house price slump sees sales soar in May
Chester Live
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June 5, 2025
May this year was the busiest month for house sales being agreed since March 2022, according to Rightmove. And one Cheshire town saw a particularly big jump in house sales compared with a year earlier. Wilmslow - part of the Cheshire Golden...
SC's first Four Seasons sets an opening date and lofty condo prices
The Post & Courier - South Carolina
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CHARLESTON — After several years of planning, the developer of South Carolina's first Four Seasons has set an opening date and other details — like the starting price for the luxury homes that will be part of the Meeting Street hospitality...
Raft of new property taxes to hit foreign buyers and tourist flat landlords to ease Spain’s housing crisis
Olive Press
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June 5, 2025
A SWEEPING package of property tax hikes targeting overseas investors and holiday rental operators is set to be fast-tracked through the Spanish parliament this month. The Socialist party (PSOE) has unveiled plans to slap hefty new taxes on...
Mountain House: Most expensive SJ County city for housing has more than 1,000 ADUs
Manteca Bulletin - California
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June 5, 2025
California’s newest — and 483rd city — is somewhat cutting edge. It is also home to San Joaquin County’s highest household median income of $171,169, per the US Census Bureau. The city is Mountain House. It is just 25 days away from marking its...
From buying to renovating: Choosing the right home loan
The Indian Express
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June 5, 2025
For most Indians, buying a home is a lifetime aspiration. A home loan can make this dream a reality. Now, most of us think of home loans as a single, straightforward product but home loans have several variations tailored to different needs. Let’s...
Gilmore house breaks suburb record with $1.35 million sale
Allhomes
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A suburb price record has been set in Canberra’s Gilmore after two bidders went toe-to-toe to win the keys to a large family home. Jane Rogan of Edge Oliver Muscat reported strong interest throughout the campaign for the impressive house at 62...
Apartment developers gear up for tariffs
Multifamily Dive
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As executives at Houston-based Camden Property Trust underwrite their apartment developments with tariffs on the horizon, they’re only figuring in a 2% to 3% increase in construction costs. With the ever-changing threat of tariffs from President...
Buyers to unlock value in historic Newtown property
The Geelong Advertiser
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Roslyn is an circa 1855 mansion, with a neighbouring 1920s Art Deco apartment complex built when the property was used as a Presbyterian Girls School. Builders are set to unlock the value in a complex of historic Newtown residences sold after the...
Three-bedroom detached house goes on the market for almost half a million
The Whitehaven News
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This substantial property has gone on the market for almost half a million in Wilton, near Egremont. The property is located at Long View in the Hamlet of Wilton, it is currently on the market for £475,000. The outside space (Image: PFK) Along...
Avoid Falling Into a Money Pit While House Shopping
WCTV - Florida
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June 4, 2025
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