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Extreme weather, high home prices and the 2025 housing market
'The Claman Countdown' panelists Dolly Lenz and Jenny Lenz analyze top places Americans want to live. The U.S. housing market has been hit hard by extreme weather – from the wildfires in Southern California to the freezing cold and…
Mortgage rates aren’t likely to fall any time soon — here’s why
The Good Brigade | Digitalvision | Getty ImagesMortgage rates have risen in recent months, even as the Federal Reserve has cut interest rates.While those opposing movements may seem counterintuitive, they're due to market forces that…
You can be a neighbor to Donald Trump in Palm Beach for $15 million
There are five bedrooms and six full bathrooms within the main house. Photos of the home show a sleek living room with large glass doors providing easy access to the backyard patio and pool. A view of the living room in the…
Cities where you can quickly save a 20% home down payment
Cofotoisme | E+ | Getty ImagesHow long it takes you to save for a 20% down payment on a home depends in part on where you live. In a pricey area such as New York City, it could take the typical buyer roughly 10.85 years to save $173,000,…
Nantucket home threated by beach erosion gets demolished
FOX Business reached out to the homeowner for comment. A beachfront home at 28 Sheep's Pond Lane in Nantucket, Massachusetts, Tuesday, January 14, 2025. The home, which was purchased last year for $200,000 was ordered to be torn…
mortgages, credit cards, car loans
Interest rates moved lower near the end of 2024 as the Federal Reserve cut rates three times, shaving a full percentage point off the federal funds rate since September. In 2025, that trend is likely to continue.But with inflation still…
Industry tackles climate change with wood, Lego-style bricks, new materials
The problem of stolen manhole covers in Turkey might seem an unlikely starting point for a new way for buildings to withstand earthquakes and tackle the construction industry's environmental issues, but when a Turkish businessman heard…
What homeowners, renters need to do after a wildfire
Flames and smoke from the Palisades Fire surround a home (C) in the community of Topanga, California, on January 9, 2025. David Swanson | Afp | Getty ImagesFirefighters are still working to contain the record-breaking fires that have…
UK homeowners brace for higher mortgages as borrowing costs spike
Sunlight illuminates the front of a row of Victorian-era houses in a terraced street in Bristol, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesLONDON — Hundreds of thousands of U.K. homeowners are facing the prospect of higher…
Why is Spain planning a 100% tax on homes bought by non-EU residents?
Houses along a hillside outside Marbella on the sunny coast, Costa del Sol, in Spain.Marcus Lindstrom | Istock | Getty ImagesSpain is planning to impose a tax of 100% on homes bought by non-EU residents as it looks to tackle an…