The numbers: Mortgage applications fell as rates rose across the board. With the 30-year mortgage hitting the highest level since early December…
We’re in our 60s, retired and make $300,000 in passive income. We want to buy a house for our daughter. What could go wrong?
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‘The Big Move’ is a MarketWatch column looking at the ins and outs of real estate, from navigating the search for a…
Does your partner know your salary? How money secrets can hurt your relationship.
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When is the best time in a relationship’s life cycle to start talking about money? Maybe when you move in together? While you’re…
Mortgage rates rise to highest level in two months and may stay higher for longer, Freddie Mac says
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Mortgage rates are inching up after reports of hotter-than-expected inflation data showed continued strength in the U.S. economy. With inflation still over…
Student-loan borrowers facing hardship could be eligible for debt forgiveness under new Biden administration plan
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Borrowers facing significant challenges repaying their student loans, including also having high medical, caretaking or other essential bills, could be eligible for…
Harvard remains the nation’s richest school as college endowments keep growing
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An earlier version of the university-endowment chart in this report misstated a financial multiple. It has been corrected. Harvard University’s endowment grew…
“If all you have is your job or career, you better knock it out of the park because you have nothing else…
Norwegian Cruise passenger says she was ‘scammed’ after ship was rerouted. What to do if your cruise changes course.
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Do you have any recourse when your dream cruise turns into a rerouted nightmare? That’s the question at the heart of a…
After ‘two years of regular gut punches,’ here’s some good news about credit-card APRs
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Credit-card holders with whiplash from two years of fast-climbing interest rates and fast-growing balances just got a little bit of good news….
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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Dear Big Move, I am a first-time home buyer with an 810 credit score and no debt of any kind. People keep…