• The Fed May Have Just Stopped Hammering the Housing Market—What That Means for Buyers, Sellers,Clare Trapasso

    The Fed May Have Just Stopped Hammering the Housing Market—What That Means for Buyers, Sellers

    Getty ImagesThe housing market might not be getting better for buyers and sellers—but it’s not likely to get much worse anytime soon.On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve voted to keep interest rates steady instead of raising them. The Fed’s rate hikes over the past year and a half have been like a

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  • Oceanfront Opulence: A Magnificent $65M Florida Mansion Is the Week’s Most Expensive Home,Kellie Speed

    Oceanfront Opulence: A Magnificent $65M Florida Mansion Is the Week’s Most Expensive Home

    Realtor.comSpectacularly situated between the Atlantic Ocean and Intracoastal Waterway in Manalapan, FL, a grand mansion dubbed Villa Oceano Azul has splashed onto the market. Listed for a hefty $64,995,000, the primo property is this week’s most expensive home on Realtor.com®.The European-inspired

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  • U.S. Mortgage Demand Rises Ahead of Fed Decision on Rates,Aarthi Swaminathan

    U.S. Mortgage Demand Rises Ahead of Fed Decision on Rates

    ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS/AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE/GETTY IMAGESThe numbers: Mortgage demand rose ahead of a U.S. Federal Reserve decision on interest rates.Despite mortgage rates rising to the highest level in four weeks, home buying and refinance demand rose. The rise in applications also came ahead of

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