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Home goods retailer Conn’s files for bankruptcy, closing over 70 stores

Home goods and furniture retailer Conn’s Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday and announced plans to close several stores. The company announced it would close more than 70 HomePlus stores across 13 states. Corns filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas. FOX Business has […]

‘Gizmo’ the chihuahua back home 9 years after getting dognapped

A pet Chihuahua named “Gizmo” has reportedly returned to his Las Vegas home nine years after being kidnapped by heartless strangers. Judith Monarrez said the tiny puppy was just 2 years old when he ran away with the family’s two other dogs and was picked up by a woman who promised to take him to […]

The average down payment for the typical US home is now over $127,750: Zillow

The average down payment is now closer to 35% instead of the usual 20%. (iStock ) Every aspect of buying a home has become more expensive since the COVID-19 pandemic. Home prices have been hitting record highs in most months, and mortgage rates are still hovering in the high 6% range. All of these factors […]

FBI raids former Hochul aide’s $3.5M Long Island home

A former aide to Gov. Kathy Hawkle was reportedly subjected to an FBI raid early Tuesday morning at her $3.5 million Long Island home. Federal agents conducted a pre-dawn search of the five-bedroom property in a gated Manhasset community where one of Hawkle’s former deputy chiefs of staff, Linda Sun, lives. The New York Times […]

Home sales slump in June as prices hit another record high

U.S. existing home sales fell more than expected in June and the median home price hit a record high again, but improving supply and lower mortgage rates raised hopes that home sales may recover in coming months. The National Association of Realtors said on Tuesday that home sales fell 5.4 percent at a seasonally adjusted […]

US Home Sales Hit 13-Year Low as Prices Soar to Record Highs

U.S. existing home sales fell to the lowest level since 2010 last month as sellers waited for lower mortgage rates and buyers were discouraged by soaring prices. Existing home sales fell 5.4% from May to an annualized rate of 3.89 million, according to data released Tuesday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR), marking the […]

Home prices smashed another record in June as sales slump

Orlando-area real estate agent and TikTok creator Freddie Smith talks Florida’s expensive market and his best advice for achieving homeownership. Cost Buying a new home A new report shows it has hit another all-time high. According to data released by the National Association of Realtors, the median sales price of existing homes in the U.S. […]