Buying A Home
News, insights and expert analysis on buying a home from the team at Kiplinger.
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Where Are the Best Areas for Tiny Homes?Thinking about downsizing? A tiny home creates a cozy space at a lower operating cost. See which areas are best for them.
By Kathryn Pomroy
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Why Luxury Home Sales Are at an All-Time HighThe average price of a luxury home in the U.S. sold for a record $1.18 million in the second quarter of 2024, up 8.8% from a year earlier, Redfin shows.
By Kathryn Pomroy
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10 Cheapest Small Towns to Live Inreal estate The cheapest small towns might not be for everyone, but their charms can make them the best places to live for plenty of folks.
By Dan Burrows
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Best Cities for Homebuyers 55 and OlderAn Opendoor survey ranked San Antonio, Texas, as the best aging-friendly city, with Charlotte, North Carolina, rounding out the top ten
By Kathryn Pomroy
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How Lower Interest Rates Will Help the Housing MarketLower interest rates will give the industry life again as they will likely create more demand and more incentives for developers and thaw a static market.
By Zain Jaffer
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13 Practical Strategies for Making Homeownership a RealityIf your dream of homeownership feels out of reach, these expert-recommended tips can bring you closer to realizing your goal.
By Kiplinger Advisor Collective
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Should You Help Your Adult Children Buy a Home?Instead of passing on an inheritance, giving your children cash to buy a home can be a smart move — as long as you’re not jeopardizing your own retirement.
By Ann Marie Etergino, CIMA®
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First-time Homebuyers Are Older Than Ever, Survey RevealsFirst-time homebuyers are now in their late 30s and jostle with cash-rich buyers in the race to buy a home, new research from the National Association of Realtors has found.
By Charlotte Gorbold
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Is Harris’s $25k Down Payment Assistance Good or Bad for Homebuyers?Democratic Presidential candidate Kamala Harris plans to offer $25,000 in down payment assistance for first-time homebuyers. But is this good or bad for the housing market?
By Erin Bendig
