• Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage holds steady at 6.76%, not far from highest levels this year,Associated Press

    Average rate on a US 30-year mortgage holds steady at 6.76%, not far from highest levels this year

    By ALEX VEIGA, AP Business WriterThe average rate on a 30-year mortgage in the U.S. held steady this week, not far from its highest levels this year, but below where it was a year ago.Related Articles ‘There’s just no capital.’ Hotel scrapped from plan for Navy site on San Diego Bay Where are rents

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  • Where are rents still falling in Southern California?,Jonathan Lansner

    Where are rents still falling in Southern California?

    Southern Californians seeking an apartment deal are finding this chore is getting tougher.My trusty spreadsheet reviewed April’s rent report from ApartmentList for the 250 largest U.S. cities, including 32 from Southern California. ApartmentList combines pricing patterns for all-sized rentals from i

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  • This Mexico City Dream Home Started with a Home Swap,Cole Novak

    This Mexico City Dream Home Started with a Home Swap

    In spring in San Ángel, on the outskirts of Mexico City, lavender jacaranda trees line cobblestone streets that run past Spanish Colonial buildings from the 17th century, such as a tile-domed monastery and many mansions where Gilded Age types once lived. A weekend retreat for the wealthy for decades

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