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Author: Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY

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Rents going down, new study shows. Here’s where apartments are (and aren’t) getting cheaper

March 3, 2023Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAYComments Off on Rents going down, new study shows. Here’s where apartments are (and aren’t) getting cheaper

While rents rose 2.4% in January from a year earlier to $1,942, the national median was down about 2% from December.

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New Yorkers are the No.1 movers to Florida. Find out why.

March 3, 2023March 3, 2023Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAYComments Off on New Yorkers are the No.1 movers to Florida. Find out why.

Since at least 2016, the Empire State has topped the list for sending its residents to the Sunshine State, data from the Census Bureau shows.

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Home equity loans vs HELOCs: Both are seeing big growth. What that means.

March 1, 2023Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAYComments Off on Home equity loans vs HELOCs: Both are seeing big growth. What that means.

HELOCs were up 41% year-over-year in the third quarter of 2022, while home equity loan originations grew 47% year-over-year in 2022.

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Black-owned homes appreciated more than other groups since pandemic, but ‘it’s a low bar’

February 28, 2023Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAYComments Off on Black-owned homes appreciated more than other groups since pandemic, but ‘it’s a low bar’

In February 2020, the typical Black-owned home was worth 17% less than the typical home overall. By January 2023, that gap closed to 15%.

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Housing market on the rise? Why pending contracts for home sales have industry buzzing.

February 27, 2023February 27, 2023Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAYComments Off on Housing market on the rise? Why pending contracts for home sales have industry buzzing.

The last time pending contracts registered more than 8% monthly increase was three months after the pandemic lockdown.

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New home inventory is up 115% as builders try to push Americans into buying a new house

February 24, 2023Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAYComments Off on New home inventory is up 115% as builders try to push Americans into buying a new house

Buyer incentives, along with stabilizing mortgage rates during the month of January, increased the pace of new home sales for the month.

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Big cities are a big draw for Gen Z: These are the areas that Gen Z is rapidly migrating to.

February 24, 2023February 28, 2023Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAYComments Off on Big cities are a big draw for Gen Z: These are the areas that Gen Z is rapidly migrating to.

Migration patterns during the pandemic show Gen Z has flocked to cities like Washington D.C., Columbia and Boston.

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‘Home sales are bottoming out’: Are homebuyers now calling the shots in 2023 housing market?

February 21, 2023February 22, 2023Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAYComments Off on ‘Home sales are bottoming out’: Are homebuyers now calling the shots in 2023 housing market?

Existing-home sales fell for the twelfth straight month in January, with year-over-year sales falling 37%, the biggest decline since 2010.

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How you can get cheap rent, but it comes with a ‘bump’ notice. What it’s like living on ‘Standby’

February 21, 2023Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAYComments Off on How you can get cheap rent, but it comes with a ‘bump’ notice. What it’s like living on ‘Standby’

For $1,275, renters can access fully furnished apartments with no lease. The catch? You may have to leave in three days.

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Thinking of renting a single-family home? These are the 10 fastest-growing markets

February 17, 2023Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAYComments Off on Thinking of renting a single-family home? These are the 10 fastest-growing markets

Rising U.S. consumer sentiment combined with would-be homebuyers opting to rent due to high mortgage rates could explain the rise in rents.

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