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Is this a good time to get a good mortgage interest rate?

As mortgage rates fluctuate, is now the best time to get a good rate?

Is it a good time to get a good mortgage interest rate? Google Street View Suddenly, mortgage interest rates are falling. Then they are standing. What is a consumer supposed to do? Watch and probably wait. “This is still a time of extremely high volatility, so rates can go up and down quickly on short …

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German property market ripe for serious price correction, economists warn

German property market ripe for serious price correction, economists warn

The German property market has been remarkably strong over the past two decades, but faces a severe price correction over the next two years, some analysts say. Tim Graham/Contributor/Getty Images The German housing market has been remarkably strong for decades, but faces a severe price correction over the next two years, analysts say. Mortgage rates …

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How Big Tech layoffs could impact some of the most expensive housing markets

How Big Tech layoffs could impact some of the most expensive housing markets

A series of layoffs at major U.S. tech companies could put pressure on local housing markets amid a broader national chill. These layoffs, prompted in part by a series of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and lower revenues, could lead to forced sales, hurt buyer confidence and result in lower down payments, even from buyers …

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How Big Tech layoffs could impact some of the most expensive housing markets

How Big Tech layoffs could impact some of the most expensive housing markets

A series of layoffs at major U.S. tech companies could put pressure on local housing markets amid a broader national chill. These layoffs, prompted in part by a series of Federal Reserve interest rate hikes and lower revenues, could lead to forced sales, hurt buyer confidence and result in lower down payments, even from buyers …

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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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