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What People Are Buying Instead of a Home Down Payment

Some people aspire to homeownership. Others would rather spend their hard-earned money on experiences and purchases that make them happy.”Am I crazy for thinking the housing market is cooked and that I’d rather live a little before locking myself into a mortgage?” one Reddit user wrote on a thread about…

Housing Market: 10 Top Cities for Those Buying a Home for the First Time

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Why Buying a Home Might Be More Affordable in 2026

If you’re among the many Americans who lament that the pandemic housing boom passed you by, 2026 might finally be your moment.A new Redfin report predicts that next year will usher in what the company calls “The Great Housing Reset.” Researchers expect a multi-year stretch of slowly rising home sales…