Aarthi Sathya Swaminathan
Real Estate Reporter at MarketWatch
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Economic ReportPrice cuts on homes listed for sale reach the highest level in nine yearsPublished: June 5, 2025 at 12:11 p.m. ETThe 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.85% as of early June. Photo: Getty ImagesMortgage rates fell for the first time in five weeks, offering home buyers a modicum of relief from stubbornly high borrowing costs. The drop in rates comes as the financial markets digest new information about the direction of the U.S. economy.
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The Big Move‘Are there other types of loans I should be thinking about?’Published: June 4, 2025 at 11:26 a.m. ET“Buying a house for $600,000 is not an option.” (Photo subject is a model.) Photo: Getty Images/iStockphotoDear Big Move, What kind of loans, other than mortgages, would someone look at for a small amount needed to buy a house? The house I am planning to buy will, I expect, cost about $700,000. My dad is going to give me $500,000. I will put in about $100,000.
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realtor.com | Aarthi Sathya Swaminathan
Nora Douglas was looking to buy a home in Atlanta in January but then hit the brakes on her search. The 27-year-old works in software in the healthcare industry and was looking to buy a multifamily property where she could live in one unit and rent the others out. She already owned a duplex and was looking to expand her real-estate portfolio with a second purchase. Douglas was keen on buying in January to get a jump on the spring home-buying season, which is normally busy.
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marketwatch.com | Aarthi Sathya Swaminathan
‘Home buyers in nearly every region of the country are in a better position to negotiate more favorable terms,’ economist saysPublished: May 29, 2025 at 11:21 a.m. ETHome buyers are outnumbered by sellers in many places as the real-estate market undergoes a big shift. Photo: Getty ImagesNora Douglas was looking to buy a home in Atlanta in January but then hit the brakes on her search.
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marketwatch.com | Aarthi Sathya Swaminathan
There are 500,000 more home sellers across the U.S. than buyers, Redfin says in a new reportPublished: May 29, 2025 at 8:00 a.m. ETHome sellers in the South in particular are slashing prices as demand falls off. Photo: Getty Images/iStockphotoRyan Sparks has been trying to sell his mom’s house in Jupiter, Fla., for the past six months. Sparks was in college when his parents purchased the home in 1997.
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GDP shrinks for first time in 3 years as Trump tariffs trigger record trade deficit. Tip of the iceberg? @jbartash https://t.co/mKlpEsMhmI
"They will go into effect on Zillow and Trulia in late May 2025." https://t.co/epre9Qm4Xd
JPM's Jamie Dimon also said in the letter that "reducing unnecessary regulations" wld cut housing costs "... reforms could lower the cost of mortgages by 70–80 basis points," he said original story by @SteveGelsi https://t.co/0C8lJUOeRI
