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Average long-term U.S. mortgage rate slips to 6.39%

LOS ANGELES (AP) – The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate edged lower this week, a modest boost for homebuyers looking for relief as a...
DEMANDING JOB: Stephen Tetzner, founder and managing partner of Homestar Mortgage Inc., says 2021 was the busiest of his 46 years in the mortgage industry. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Will higher interest rates cool the housing market?

What goes down, must come up. That will apply to mortgage rates, which have begun to climb after hitting historic lows in 2021 and are...

Millennials account for 34% of home purchase loans in Providence metro

PROVIDENCE – Millennials are buying homes in the Providence metro area at a higher rate than they are across the country, according to a...

BankRI, Pawtucket Central Falls Development to offer free homebuyer education workshop

PROVIDENCE – Bank Rhode Island is teaming up with Pawtucket Central Falls Development to offer another free, virtual workshop for first-time homebuyers, according to...
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It’s best to prep before shopping for a new home

If you’re hoping to buy a home this summer, you’re in good company. Homebuyers in Rhode Island and around the country are facing the...
RUNNING THE TABLE: East Greenwich Cove Builders recently won the 2019 “Best in American Living” community of the year award from the National Association of Home Builders for their “pocket neighborhood” called Castle Street Cottages. From left, Chris Santilli, managing partner, and Jerry Zarrella Jr., president. / PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Creating a ‘pocket’ in the housing market

For many buyers, the American dream is no longer a single-family house with a yard. Instead, they want to own a smaller but well-designed home...

The Fed did no favors for spring homebuyers

The Federal Reserve cut interest rates three times last year and pledged not to increase them absent meaningful increases in wages and inflation –...
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The older affluent are opting to downsize, compared with the vast
swaths of square footage some of their younger counterparts
of means are after – 23 percent of them want at least 20,000. / Source: Luxury Portfolio International

Survey: Rich millennials want huge luxury homes

A new generation of affluent homebuyers powered by a surge in inherited wealth is driving the luxury-home market, demanding larger spaces and fancier finishes,...
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