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Want to sell a house? Head West. Want to buy? Go East.

Sep 19, 2014
Zillow's findings show an east-west divide for real estate.

Where have all the first time home buyers gone?

May 26, 2014
One answer: nearly half of all home sales go to all-cash buyers

Want to buy a home? Better bring cash

May 9, 2014
A third of all homes sold last quarter were paid for in cash.

Rent versus buy: How did you choose your home?

Mar 11, 2014
What was your experience buying or renting your home?

Why we can't let go of the fixed-rate mortgage

Nov 26, 2013
There's a financial cost to mortgages that stay at the same interest rate for 30 years, but there are also social benefits.

Who thought 30-year mortgages were a good thing?

Nov 25, 2013
Lending money for 30 years at a fixed interest rate isn't attractive to banks. So how did 30-year fixed-rate mortgages come to be the standard?

For public good, not for profit.

Carmen's lightning round! Personal finance advice for all

Nov 8, 2013
Here at Marketplace Money we get way more questions than we could ever hope to answer.