Tag: housing market
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Remote work is changing housing value
Remote work didn’t just shift demand to the suburbs — it rewrote what features make a home valuable, and a lot of buyers haven’t caught up.
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Real estate agents are an industry overdue for collapse
Six percent commissions survived the internet, antitrust suits, and consumer revolt. Their grip is finally weakening — here’s what comes next.
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Why homeownership isn’t always the goal
Owning a home is sold as the cornerstone of adult life, but the math, mobility, and opportunity costs make renting the smarter choice more often than people admit.
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Smaller Homes Can Offer Better Value
American homes have doubled in size since the 1970s while household sizes have shrunk. Smaller homes often deliver more financial and emotional return.
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Cash-out refis built the 2008 crisis and we’re doing it again
Cash-out refinancing helped inflate the housing bubble that crashed in 2008. The data says we’re repeating the mistake. Here’s what’s different — and what isn’t.
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Buying a house is the worst investment most middle-class Americans make
Homeownership is sold as wealth-building, but the math after maintenance, taxes, and opportunity cost rarely supports the story. Here’s what actually happens.
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The MLS shouldn’t exist anymore
The Multiple Listing Service made sense in the fax-machine era. In a world of Zillow and Redfin, it mostly props up commission structures that hurt consumers.
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Real Estate Doesn’t Always Go Up
Home prices feel like a one-way bet, but the long-term data on housing returns is far less impressive than most owners assume.