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Should You Wait for Mortgage Rates to Fall to Buy a House? 04/22/2024 08:00pm • Over the past two years, mortgage rates have surged from around 3% to well past 7%, leaving many would-be homebuyers simply priced out of the market. Others have decided to wait on the sidelines, holding out for lower rates. In fact, two-thirds of homebuyers are waiting for rates to fall before buyi What is DC's most expensive street? 04/22/2024 05:23am • Pennsylvania Avenue is no longer the most expensive office address in D.C. It has been replaced by Maine Avenue, located at The Wharf on the Southwest Waterfront. The average asking rent on Maine Avenue is more than $80-per square foot, with the highest rent on the street of $95-per square foot. AP PHOTOS: Glimpses of Beijing through windows and doorways 04/22/2024 12:19am • BEIJING (AP) ��� China's sprawling capital city was new territory for Associated Press photographer Tatan Syuflana. Between covering high-ranking officials and capturing the pulse of daily life, the Jakarta-based photographer sought out glimpses of Beijing through windows, doorways and other portals What Is the Average Retirement Savings Balance by Age? 04/21/2024 08:00pm • With traditional pensions a rarity nowadays, it's up to workers to save for their own retirement. "I tell everyone to begin saving as early as possible," says Laurie Rowley, CEO and co-founder of Icon Savings Plan, which offers IRAs that can be funded through payroll deductions. But how much should Hawaii lawmakers take aim at vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire amplifies Maui housing crisis 04/21/2024 06:06pm • HONOLULU (AP) ��� Amy Chadwick spent years scrimping and saving as a single mother of two to buy a house in the town of Lahaina on the Hawaiian island of Maui. But after a devastating fire leveled Lahaina in August and reduced Chadwick's home to white dust, the cheapest rental she and her now-husban Finding an apartment may be easier for California pet owners under new legislation 04/19/2024 03:41pm • SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) ��� California pet owners struggling to find a rental that accepts their furry, four-legged family members could have an easier time leasing new housing under proposed state legislation that would ban blanket no-pets policies and prohibit landlords from charging additional fe 15 Best Dividend Stocks to Buy for 2024 04/18/2024 08:00pm • The stock market's rally took a pause in the month of April. Persistently high inflation readings have caused economists to question whether the Federal Reserve can deliver on anticipated interest rate cuts. As if that weren't enough, geopolitical tensions are rearing their head again, and troubling Is the 60/30/10 Budget Rule Replacing the 50/30/20? Experts Hope Not 04/18/2024 08:00pm • The 60/30/10 budgeting method has been gaining popularity lately, but is it a wise approach? Jenny Groberg, the founder and CEO of BookSmarts Accounting and Bookkeeping, said in an email that she finds the trend concerning. While it may help you today, it could put your future at risk. Here's a clos Man charged with 4 University of Idaho deaths was out for a drive that night, his attorneys say 04/18/2024 03:07pm • MOSCOW, Idaho (AP) ��� Bryan Kohberger, the man charged in the deaths of four University of Idaho students in late 2022, was out for a drive the night they were killed, his attorneys said in a new court filing that lays out more details of the alibi defense he intends to use at his trial. Ethan Chap 9 are facing charges in what police in Canada say is the biggest gold theft in the country's history 04/18/2024 10:14am • TORONTO (AP) ��� Police said nine people are facing charges in what authorities are calling the biggest gold theft in Canadian history from Toronto���s Pearson International airport a year ago. Peel Regional Police said Wednesday that 6,600 gold bars worth more than 20 million Canadian dollars ($14. Lebanon says Israeli agents likely killed Hezbollah-linked currency exchanger near Beirut 04/18/2024 04:05am • BEIT MERI, Lebanon (AP) ��� Lebanon���s interior minister alleged Wednesday that the mysterious abduction and killing of a Hezbollah-linked Lebanese currency exchanger in a villa on the edge of a quiet mountain resort town earlier this month was likely the work of Israeli intelligence operatives. Th Is it a Buyer's or a Seller's Market? 04/17/2024 08:00pm • The 2024 spring housing season is here! Although lending rates for the standard 30-year fixed-rate mortgage remain stubbornly stuck around 7%, U.S. economic growth continues to defy expectations, prompting many hopeful sellers and buyers to ask the same question: It is a buyer's or a seller's market 8 ways to personalize your rental ��� and get your deposit back 04/17/2024 10:04am • While renting apartments in San Francisco, Malone Detro often made small changes to the walls or fixtures to match her particular taste and budget. ���There are a lot of ways in which a rental home can feel not like home,��� says Detro, founder of Malone, an interior design and architecture firm. De What Is a Self-Directed IRA? Pros and Cons of This Unique Investment Account 04/16/2024 08:00pm • A self-directed individual retirement account is a very specific tax-advantaged vehicle that gives investors the ability to choose investments beyond traditional options such as stocks, bonds and exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. A self-directed IRA can hold alternative assets such as real estate, pri Home values rising in Detroit, especially for Black homeowners, study shows 04/16/2024 02:59pm • DETROIT (AP) ��� Home values in Detroit ��� especially for Black residents ��� have increased by billions of dollars in the years following the city's exit from the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, according to a study released Tuesday. The University of Michigan Poverty Solutions repor