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"I had to keep my cool because I didn't want to derail my success."  This financial advisor overcame the odds against her.

“I had to keep my cool because I didn’t want to derail my success.” This financial advisor overcame the odds against her.

Lanta Evans-Motte was forced to grow up fast. His mother died while Evans-Motte was still in elementary school. Two years later, her father suffered a severe stroke. “We didn’t know if he would live,” said Evans-Motte, now a financial adviser in Calverton, Maryland. “It was a touch-and-go for a while.” Evans-Motte was the youngest of …

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Zillow: Home prices plateau as mortgage rates cool market

istock.com/Andrii Yalanskyi SEATTLE — Buyers and sellers are both pulling away as soaring mortgage rates have stabilized the housing market in a more balanced state, according to Zillow’s latest market report. Home values ​​remained nearly flat in October as new inventory dwindled and sales continued to fall due to the pandemic frenzy. “October home prices …

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Here's why it may take a while for housing inflation to cool

Here’s why it may take a while for housing inflation to cool

An ‘open house’ flag is displayed outside a single family home on September 22, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. Dinner Allison | Getty Images There are signs that inflation could fall further in the coming months, but housing threatens to dampen any improvement. The consumer price index, a key barometer of inflation, rose 7.7% in …

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