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‘This is awful’: My husband and I are selling our first home to purchase another, and the buyer backed out. What can we do?

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‘This is awful’: My husband and I are selling our first home to purchase another, and the buyer backed out. What can we do?

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We’re in our 60s and have $300,000 on our mortgage. Should we use our CDs to pay off the loan?

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‘I’m getting cold feet’: I’m single and make $120,000 a year. Can I afford a $500,000 home in Florida?

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I have exceptional credit, and want to buy a $450,000 house with cash. People tell me it’s a bad idea. Are they right?

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I’m leaving Seattle for a job and better weather. Rental income won’t cover the 1.9% mortgage on our home. Should I sell?

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‘I’m so freaked out’: I’m buying a house, but the home inspector found dead cockroaches and rat droppings. Should I bail? 

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I bought a house with my fiancée, but she says I need to pay all the bills. Will she get half of the house if I sell?

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My wife and I are separating. I provided the down payment, and paid the mortgage on our home. Will I be allowed to keep it if we divorce?

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I co-own a home with my sister and her husband. They’re getting divorced and he wants his share of the property. What can I do?

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I found a homeowner who wants to sell their house to me directly. Is it wrong to ghost my real-estate agent?

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Meta’s stock soars toward record on first-ever dividend — but Zuckerberg sees ‘unpredictable and volatile’ years ahead

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Amazon’s big earnings beat and upbeat cloud talk send its stock soaring

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Meta stuns Wall Street with its first dividend. Amazon and Alphabet could be next.

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How to start planning for your retirement as a teenager

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My wife and I sold our home to her son at a $100,000 discount. He’s now selling at a $250,000 profit. Do I ask for a cut?

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My brothers are co-owners of our ailing mother’s accounts worth $1.9 million. I’m listed on a $100,000 brokerage account. How can I rectify this?

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I’m 73. Should I cash my $150,000 IRA and $80,000 brokerage account — and wait for the market to crash?

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Mortgage rates dip after Fed meeting. Freddie Mac expects rates to decline more.

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How to spot a deepfake

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Medical-device makers’ stocks jump as procedures keep going strong

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I’m returning to the U.S. after 5 years, and need to buy a house. How can I get the lowest mortgage rate?

Nov. 25, 2023 at 11:24 a.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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My ex-husband paid the mortgage on our home for 20 years. Do I get half if he sells?

Nov. 20, 2023 at 6:25 p.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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My tenants want to buy my $620,000 property. Can they pay me for 10 years, at 7% interest, instead of taking on a mortgage? 

Nov. 11, 2023 at 9:19 a.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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My wife is leasing a new car. Could that hurt my mortgage application or raise my interest rate?

Oct. 28, 2023 at 10:16 a.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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I have my own business, but it’s under my girlfriend’s name. I want to get an $800,000 mortgage. Will I be laughed at?

Oct. 23, 2023 at 9:20 p.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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‘It makes me sad’: I want to move into my grandparents’ former home, but my uncle refuses to hand over the keys. What can I do?

Oct. 14, 2023 at 12:50 p.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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I listed my home 3 weeks ago, but have no offers. I want to cut the price. My agent says no. Who’s right?

Oct. 7, 2023 at 10:35 a.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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‘It just seems wasteful’: I bought a 3,000-square-foot house at a 3% interest rate. It’s too big. Do I sell?

Oct. 1, 2023 at 11:44 a.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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We have two kids and want a bigger house in the Bay Area in a better school district. Do we sell our current home, or rent it?

Sep. 19, 2023 at 7:46 p.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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My brother and I will inherit our mother’s house. It’s appreciated in value by $700K. Will we have to pay capital-gains tax?

Sep. 10, 2023 at 3:47 p.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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In 1999, I bought a rental house in California for $270,000. It’s now worth $1.3 million. Should I sell it, and put the money in CDs?

Sep. 2, 2023 at 8:36 a.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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We want to sell our New York City rental. Should we wait for the tenants to leave before listing the house?

Sep. 1, 2023 at 11:13 p.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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I will leave my daughter my house, but she doesn’t want to take over my $250,000 mortgage. Should she rent the house, or just sell it?

Aug. 12, 2023 at 2:43 p.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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My wife and I want to buy a $700,000 co-op in New York. What could go wrong?

Aug. 1, 2023 at 7:15 p.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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I’m planning to move my family from New Jersey to the South. What decision comes first — the school district or the house?

Jul. 8, 2023 at 9:27 a.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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My wife owns her mother’s home. It’s in terrible shape, so we want to sell. Can we avoid capital-gains tax?

Jun. 18, 2023 at 4:11 a.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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We bought a falling-down 100-year-old home. We tried to renovate, but things took a turn for the worse.

Jun. 14, 2023 at 5:50 p.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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I’m 54, single and make $60,000 in a good year. Do I need to leave California to buy a house?

May. 20, 2023 at 10:20 a.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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I bought a rental in Hawaii for $600,000 and want to sell it for $1.2 million. How can I avoid paying capital-gains tax?

May. 13, 2023 at 1:14 p.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan
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I rent my home to my brother and his family below the market rate. I want to sell, but they don’t want to move. What should I do?

May. 6, 2023 at 6:13 p.m. ET by Aarthi Swaminathan