Construction/Real Estate

‘I’m being taken advantage of by my own husband’: I pay all the bills and gave the down payment for our home, and all he does is buy stuff and contribute to his 401(k)‘I’m being taken advantage of by my own husband’: I pay all the bills and gave the down payment for our home, and all he does is buy stuff and contribute to his 401(k)

‘I’m being taken advantage of by my own husband’: I pay all the bills and gave the down payment for our home, and all he does is buy stuff and contribute to his 401(k)

[ad_1] I’m being taken advantage of by my own husband.I have been married for almost 10 years. When my husband…

3 years ago
3 crucial financial moves to make now after the Fed’s biggest rate hike since 19943 crucial financial moves to make now after the Fed’s biggest rate hike since 1994

3 crucial financial moves to make now after the Fed’s biggest rate hike since 1994

[ad_1] In a matter of months, it’s become more expensive to carry a credit card balance, a car loan or…

3 years ago
Fed’s biggest rate hike since 1994 means millions more homebuyers may be priced out of the housing market: ‘Desperate times call for desperate measures’Fed’s biggest rate hike since 1994 means millions more homebuyers may be priced out of the housing market: ‘Desperate times call for desperate measures’

Fed’s biggest rate hike since 1994 means millions more homebuyers may be priced out of the housing market: ‘Desperate times call for desperate measures’

[ad_1] Pity those first-time house buyers. On Wednesday, the U.S. Federal Reserve raised the benchmark interest rate by 75 basis…

3 years ago
What the chief economist National Association of Realtors thinks of the housing marketWhat the chief economist National Association of Realtors thinks of the housing market

What the chief economist National Association of Realtors thinks of the housing market

[ad_1] In this series, we ask a variety of real estate economists what they think buyers and sellers should know…

3 years ago
Good news for home buyers? Fannie Mae chief economist says the U.S. housing market has finally turned a corner. Here’s why.Good news for home buyers? Fannie Mae chief economist says the U.S. housing market has finally turned a corner. Here’s why.

Good news for home buyers? Fannie Mae chief economist says the U.S. housing market has finally turned a corner. Here’s why.

[ad_1] The inventory shortage, high prices and rising interest rates have finally bitten. Single-family home sales fell sharply by 16.6%…

3 years ago
New home sales plunge as high prices and rising U.S. mortgage rates discourage buyersNew home sales plunge as high prices and rising U.S. mortgage rates discourage buyers

New home sales plunge as high prices and rising U.S. mortgage rates discourage buyers

[ad_1] The numbers: Sales of new homes in the U.S. fell in April for the fourth month in a row…

3 years ago
The U.S. city where property taxes rose the most last year will likely surprise youThe U.S. city where property taxes rose the most last year will likely surprise you

The U.S. city where property taxes rose the most last year will likely surprise you

[ad_1] Today’s home buyers could be in for a shock when the tax man comes calling. In 2021, around $328…

3 years ago
Get ready for a ‘new world order’ that drives stocks and bonds: BlackRockGet ready for a ‘new world order’ that drives stocks and bonds: BlackRock

Get ready for a ‘new world order’ that drives stocks and bonds: BlackRock

[ad_1] It’s an end of an era. That’s BlackRocks Inc.’s BLK, +1.62% Tony DeSpirito, chief investment officer in the U.S.…

3 years ago
I’m house-rich and cash-poor. Should I refinance my house and set up a joint savings account with my husband? ‘I can tolerate him for 7 months — at the most.’I’m house-rich and cash-poor. Should I refinance my house and set up a joint savings account with my husband? ‘I can tolerate him for 7 months — at the most.’

I’m house-rich and cash-poor. Should I refinance my house and set up a joint savings account with my husband? ‘I can tolerate him for 7 months — at the most.’

[ad_1] Dear Quentin, My husband of seven years owns a home in Minnesota and has a mortgage. I own a…

3 years ago