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Home sales made a small gain to start the year, but higher mortgage rates now could throw cold water on

Lifestylevisuals | E+ | Getty Images When it comes to buying a house, affordability continues to slowly improve. U.S. households

Vishal Garg, Better.com Source: Better.com The online mortgage platform Better has partnered with OpenAI to launch an app within ChatGPT

In an aerial view, two-story single family homes line the streets on Jan. 14, 2026 in Thousand Oaks, California. Kevin

Oscar Wong | Moment | Getty Images Amid the U.S. housing shortage, some lawmakers want to reduce capital gains taxes

An aerial view of homes in San Francisco, Aug. 27, 2025. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images After falling below 6%,

Prospective buyers arrive during an open house at a home in Seattle, Washington, US, on Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026. David

Morsa Images | Digitalvision | Getty Images There’s a line item in homebuyers’ closing costs that’s causing a clash in

Parked along industrial streets, tucked behind warehouses and clustered in residential neighborhoods, thousands of Bay Area residents are living in

In an aerial view, two-story single family homes line the streets on Jan. 14, 2026 in Thousand Oaks, California. Kevin