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Housing prices rose by more than 20% in two U.S. cities in February and the median price for a home rose to nearly $261,000 last month.
Build your wealth and reduce your taxes with these five little-known ways minimize real estate taxes.
44 million Americans have amassed $1.4 trillion in student loan debt, and nearly half of all borrowers have missed a payment. Among millennials, 58% have missed a payment.
Amazon faces a $30 million lawsuit related to Nashville home destroyed by a fire caused by counterfeit lithium-ion battery on a hoverboard sold by an Amazon reseller.
In the 17 states and the District of Columbia where minimum wage rates were raised last year, wages grew more than twice as fast as in states where minimum wages were unchanged.
A positive aspect of interest rate increases is that banks will be paying more to savings account owners. Here are some times on how to get more benefit out of rising interest rates.
More than 300 data breaches have occurred to date in 2017, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center. The largest reported so far in March affected nearly 86,000 individuals in Indiana.
The new Gmail feature does not require users to download any new software, and it works on any Android-powered smartphone or any computer that is connected to the web.
A new report from CoreLogic tracks U.S. home foreclosure rates from before the housing crisis started through the end of 2016. The good news is that foreclosure rates are back to historical norms.
Analysts at Kelley Blue Book have pored over the data on new car deals for March and come up with a list of the 10 best deals whether you are looking to buy or lease a new car.
More than half of U.S. households owe more than $15,000 in credit card debt, according to a recent survey by the National Foundation for Credit Counseling. Total credit card debt at the end of 2016...
The winter storm brewing up for the East Coast of the US is bringing high winds and up to a foot and a half of new snow. How much will the storm cost the US economy?
If you've ever considered moving to a small town to take advantage of the lower housing prices and slower pace of life, here are 10 U.S. small cities that might have just what you're looking for.
If you have net investable assets of at least $30 million, and if given a choice of where to live, you are most likely to choose London.
The aggregate value of properties with underwater mortgages fell by almost $26 billion year over year in the fourth quarter to a nationwide total of $283 billion.