Budget Battles
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Republicans Want Strings Attached to California Disaster Aid
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Biden Goes Out With a Bang in the Jobs Market
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Trump Privately Pushes Senators for ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’
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Trump Considers Declaring National Emergency for Tariff Rollout
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Trump Unloads: Grievances, Greenland and the Gulf of Mexico
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Republicans Divided Over How to Pass Trump’s Agenda
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Trump Pushes Johnson to Victory as Speaker
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6 Tips for Renovating Your Home Without Getting Ripped Off
Follow these steps to make sure that you’re not spending more than you need to on your home improvement projects.
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The Risk That’s Growing Once Again in the Housing Market
By Diana Olick, CNBCHomebuyers are increasingly opting to put less money down when purchasing their homes, increasing their risk should the housing market, and specifically home prices, falter yet again.
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Would Trump Take Away Your Mortgage Interest Deduction?
By Rob GarverIn the complicated world of federal tax expenditures, there is perhaps no provision more loved by its beneficiaries and more hated by academic economists than the mortgage interest deduction. For...
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The Most Expensive College Town in America
Living off-campus has long been seen as a way to save money on college expenses, but it’s getting a lot harder to find a deal. Here’s the most expensive college town for off-campus rents.
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Big Profits Are Back for Home Sellers
As a lack of inventory pushes home prices to record highs, sellers who put their homes on the market are making more money than at any point since the real estate bubble burst ten years ago.
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The Biggest Regret for Homebuyers
By Ester Bloom, CNBCMaybe you should think twice about that tiny house. More than half of all buyers have regrets about their purchase of a home, Trulia reports , and the No. 1 mistake buyers feel like they made is...
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Here’s the Biggest Problem Facing Homebuyers Today
Even as more homebuyers attain financial security and strong enough credit to qualify for a loan, they’re being shut out because of a dearth of homes of sale in many markets.
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In the Market for a New Home? What to Look for at an Open House
You can learn a lot spending a Sunday afternoon touring homes, whether you’re ready to make an offer or just trying to get a feel for the market.
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15 DIY Projects to Make Your First House Feel Like Home
If you’re like most first-time homebuyers, you’ve stretched your funds as far as they’ll comfortably go in order to purchase your new pad. Even if you don’t have much in the way of a renovation...
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6 Tips for Getting the Best Deal on a Mortgage
With the spring housing market in full swing, prospective buyers are battling rising prices and tight inventory. Still, it’s not all bad news for today’s buyers.
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Detroit bankruptcy challenged on constitutional grounds
By Joseph Lichterman and Bernie Woodall, ReutersDETROIT (Reuters) - Public labor unions took aim at Detroit's historic bankruptcy filing on Monday, asking a U.S. court to toss the city's bid for protection from its creditors because it is...
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Deadline looms for creditors to object to Detroit bankruptcy
By Reuters(Reuters) - Detroit's public-employee pension funds, bondholders, bond insurers, vendors, retirees and legions of others expected to oppose the city's bankruptcy filing have until the end of the day...
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Bomb hits Iraq's main commodity port, traffic unaffected
By Aref Mohammed, ReutersBASRA, Iraq (Reuters) - A truck bomb exploded at Iraq's main commodities port near the oil-exporting southern city of Basra, wounding four people on Saturday, but officials said shipping traffic at...
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5 Ways to Get Curb Appeal Right
By Bankrate Staff, BankrateWhen selling your home, landscaping determines whether your home feels inviting from the outside. Curb appeal is important to 71 percent of homebuyers when choosing their abode.
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The Dark Side of North Dakota’s Oil Boom
By Blaire Briody, The Fiscal TimesOne of the most prosperous regions in the country is also facing one of the fastest-growing homeless populations.