On April 13, Tesla CEO Elon Musk offered to buy Twitter TWTR for $54.20 a share. Twitter’s stock closed at $45.08 (17% below Musk’s takeout offer price) on April 14, making it clear that many investors believe the deal won’t …
Today’s home buyers could be in for a shock when the tax man comes calling. In 2021, around $328 billion in property taxes were imposed on single-family homes across the country, according to a new report from real-estate analytics company …
Dear MarketWatch, My husband bought a nightmare flip house, and after legal battles with the contractor, the house is almost complete. However, we are out almost $130,000 in expenses related to this home. As we come to the end of …
Before the COVID-19 pandemic struck the globe, the personal computer had become a staid, boring product with dwindling sales, as consumers spent their money on new smartphones every couple of years while letting their home laptops and old towers collect …
The steep upward climb in mortgage rates still isn’t showing any signs of stopping. On Friday, the 30-year fixed mortgage rate 5.06%, according to data from Mortgage News Daily. The 15-year fixed rate hovered at 4.29%. “Only 24% of consumers …
Dear Quentin, My father recently passed away. He was married to my stepmother for 33 years. Prior to his death, he wanted to buy me a manufactured home, and told me to look for a home costing up to $200,000. …
My wife and I have been living in our “starter home” for over 40 years. We are now to the point that we will shortly need a home with minimal stairs. I understand that, as joint tax filers, a portion …
The U.S. home-financing market has been dominated by the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loan for decades. Now some key players in the U.S. housing market think it is time to give home buyers the option of stretching loans out to 40 …
I am 67 years old, single and retired at 66. After taxes, I receive $3,100 per month from a pension. After taxes and my Part B Medicare payment, I receive $2,100 per month from Social Security. I have approximately $100,000 …
Dear MarketWatch, I have a condo in Palm Desert, Calif., that my husband and I were going to retire to. We also have another primary residence in nearby Riverside. We bought the condo in 2008 for $363,000 — then the market took a …
The numbers: The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city price index posted a 19.1% year-over-year gain in January, up slightly from 18.6% the previous month. On a monthly basis, the index increased 1.8% between December and January. Meanwhile, the Case-Shiller national home price index …
The numbers: U.S. new-home sales decreased 2% to an annual rate of 772,000 in February, the government said Wednesday. That figure represents the number of homes that would be sold over a yearlong period of time if the same number …