• Mortgage Rates Are About 7%. Are They Coming Down Anytime Soon?,Clare Trapasso

    Mortgage Rates Are About 7%. Are They Coming Down Anytime Soon?

    Photo illustration by Realtor.com; Source: Getty ImagesHomebuyers watching mortgage rates should buckle up—but they probably won’t enjoy this ride.Mortgage interest rates were above 7% for the past two weeks—much to the dismay of many cash-strapped buyers. They averaged 7.09% on Tuesday before falli

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  • HGTV Is Steering Homeowners Into Boring Home Decor: Study,Hannah Frishberg

    HGTV Is Steering Homeowners Into Boring Home Decor: Study

    Getty ImagesThere may be no place like home, but recent design trends—and ones that appear frequently in print and on screen—have made many homes look very much alike.The wide world of home-improvement media—from magazines like Better Homes and Gardens to buzzy HGTV shows like “Fixer Upper”—may seem

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  • Hometown Heroes: $20M Applications in Week 1,kerrys

    Hometown Heroes: $20M Applications in Week 1

    The Hometown Heroes Program strongly backed by Florida Realtors received applications requesting $11M the first day the updated program went into effect.

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