Most of the time, if a housing market sees home prices going up, rent prices go up, too. The reverse is true: When home prices go down, rent prices usually go down, too. Of course, the last year hasn’t been normal in many regards, and housing markets are no different. …
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The U.S. real estate market experienced a surge in the favor of sellers last year, a trend that is expected to continue into 2021. According to the National Association of Realtors, 65% of metro areas had double-digit growth in home price gains during the third-quarter of 2020, one of many …
Read More »Incoming White House science and technology leader on AI, diversity, and society
The 2021 digital toolkit – How small businesses are taking charge Learn how small businesses are improving customer experience, accelerating quote-to-cash, and increasing security. Register Now Technologies like artificial intelligence and human genome editing “reveal and reflect even more about the complex and sometimes dangerous social architecture that lies beneath …
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Buying a home with a mortgage loan generally requires you to make a down payment as part of the loan terms. Most experts recommend you make at least a 20% down payment on your home purchase to build equity and avoid paying for extra mortgage insurance. The problem is, a …
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As President Trump remains hospitalized at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center after testing positive for the coronavirus, one doctor is at the center of his treatment: Sean P. Conley, the White House physician. Stepping out of the hospital with a team of doctors behind him on Saturday, Dr. Conley …
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A volunteer taking a vaccine as part of a study in Hollywood, Fla., on Thursday.Credit…Marco Bello/Reuters A top Trump official dismisses a report that he pushed the F.D.A. to soften new vaccine guidelines. The White House chief of staff, Mark Meadows, dismissed reports that he had pressured the Food and …
Read More »Trump Holds Indoor Rally as White House Officials Try to Defend His Virus Response
This briefing has ended. Read live coronavirus updates here. Here’s what you need to know: Thousands attend a Trump rally indoors as others ask why he played down the virus threat. Scientists are alarmed by companies’ secrecy around vaccine clinical trials. A refugee camp in Greece on virus lockdown was …
Read More »Covid-19 Live Updates: The White House, Under Fire for Discouraging Testing, Says It Will Buy Millions of Test Kits
Here’s what you need to know: The White House announces a major virus test-kit deal, just days after the C.D.C. moved to discourage testing. Trump promises a coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year, and boasts of his pandemic response. Hurricane Laura and the virus collide in Louisiana and …
Read More »An Influencer House Wouldn’t Stop Partying, So L.A. Cut Its Power
The City of Los Angeles cut the power at a Hollywood Hills mansion rented by the TikTok stars Bryce Hall, Noah Beck and Blake Gray on Wednesday in response to parties held at the residence amid the coronavirus crisis. Mr. Hall hosted a party for his 21st birthday on Friday, …
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