Is selling the family home worth the heartache?

Sentimental attachment to a home runs deep. And for a growing population of empty nesters, it’s creating a paralysing conundrum for the prospective last-time buyer

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More home builders cut prices to lure buyers put off by high costs

Builder sentiment fell to the lowest level in seven months, the National Association of Home Builders said.
MarketWatch - 4d
Here's when to list your home for sale this spring — it could sell for up to $27,000 more, data shows

The ideal time to sell your home may be fast approaching.
NBC News - 2d
How buyers are winning bidding wars in a market where homes are selling for $620,000 over ask

The spring home-buying season could be bruising in this region, where bidding wars are alive and well.
MarketWatch - Mar. 10
Prospective home buyers are hoping for a recession to bring down housing prices. Does that make sense?

More than a third of Americans said they want the housing market to crash because they think it would lower home prices and property taxes.
MarketWatch - 1d
Home sales see a bump in February thanks to higher-income buyers

Sales of existing homes rose in February, as some buyers — particularly those with higher incomes — are keeping the upper end of the market alive and well.
MarketWatch - 1d
Outside in: the extraordinary home inside a giant greenhouse in Norway

An architect has designed a sustainable home inside a glass box, where fruit and veg grow, and their family can thrive. Situated on the family farmstead, surrounded by trees and pasture, stands the ...
The Guardian - Mar. 9
Mets beat Nationals in Spring Breakout game behind home runs from top prospects Ryan Clifford, Boston Baro

Ryan Clifford and Boston Baro hit home runs while Jonah Tong pitched two scoreless innings Sunday in the New York Mets' Spring Breakout win at the Washington Nationals.
Yahoo Sports - 4d
Shohei Ohtani's home run in Japan should have been called a double

This shouldn't have been declared a home run after review.
Yahoo Sports - 2d
Tariffs to add as much as $10,000 to the cost of the average new home, trade association says

"The tariffs act as a tax on American builders, home buyers and consumers," the National Association of Home Builders said.
CNBC - Mar. 13

Is selling the family home worth the heartache?

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More home builders cut prices to lure buyers put off by high costs

Here's when to list your home for sale this spring — it could sell for up to $27,000 more, data shows

How buyers are winning bidding wars in a market where homes are selling for $620,000 over ask

Prospective home buyers are hoping for a recession to bring down housing prices. Does that make sense?

Home sales see a bump in February thanks to higher-income buyers

Outside in: the extraordinary home inside a giant greenhouse in Norway

Mets beat Nationals in Spring Breakout game behind home runs from top prospects Ryan Clifford, Boston Baro

Shohei Ohtani's home run in Japan should have been called a double

Tariffs to add as much as $10,000 to the cost of the average new home, trade association says

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