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The Fed Just Raised Rates. Here’s Why Buying Still Beats Renting.
Rates ticked up today — but owning your home was never about chasing the lowest rate. It’s about who’s building wealth: you, or your landlord.
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Federal Judge Denies Zillow’s Injunction in Listings Fight, Sends MRED Dispute to Arbitration
An early ruling in the antitrust battle over who decides which home listings consumers see hands MRED and Compass a procedural win — though the underlying case is far from decided.
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