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Mortgage rates have increased significantly since the beginning of the year. Each Thursday, Freddie Mac releases its Primary Mortgage Market Survey. According to the latest survey, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has risen from 3.22% at the start of the year to 3.55% as of last week. This is important to note because any increase in mortgage rates changes what a purchaser can afford. To give you an idea of how rising mortgage rates impact your purchasing power, see the table below:
How Can You Know Where Mortgage Rates Are Headed?
While it’s always difficult to know exactly where...
‘Compartment No. 6? review: Boy and girl meet cramped in a train to the top of the world. This is one of the year’s early best.
“Compartment No. 6” was shot with a tiny crew in cramped spaces, and you can practically smell the matted hair, the jars of pickles, the physical details of a long Russian train trip full of small surprises.
Why a Move Could Bring You More Happiness This Year
Over the past two years, we’ve lived through one of the most stressful periods in recent history. Because of the health crisis, many of us have spent more time at home and that’s led us to re-evaluate both what we need in a house and how much we appreciate having a safe space. If you’ve found your current home isn’t filling all your needs, you may be wondering if it’s time to find a new one.
There’s reason to believe a change of scenery could boost your happiness. Catherine Hartley, an Assistant Professor at New York University’s Department of Psychology and co-author of a study on how new...
Owning Is More Affordable than Renting in the Majority of the Country
If you were thinking about buying a home this year, but already pressed pause on your plans due to rising home prices and increasing mortgage rates, there’s something you should consider. According to the latest report from ATTOM Data, owning a home is more affordable than renting in the majority of the country. The 2022 Rental Affordability Report says:
“. . . Owning a median-priced home is more affordable than the average rent on a three-bedroom property in 666, or 58 percent, of the 1,154 U.S. counties analyzed for the report. That means major home ownership expenses consume a smaller...
A decade after her death, a rare look at young Whitney Houston in new book by Hallandale Beach photographer
Hallandale Beach photographer Bette Marshall shares pictures and memories of a star as she was being born in book “Young Whitney,” to be published days before the 10-year-anniversary of Whitney Houston’s death on Feb. 11.
South Florida is the Bad Bunny capital of the world: Another sellout prompts second Hard Rock Stadium concert
Puerto Rican rap star Bad Bunny adds a second concert after selling out Hard Rock Stadium — and three April shows at Miami’s FTX Arena
‘Roaches too numerous to count’: Four South Florida restaurants temporarily ordered shut
Inspectors apparently got a little exasperated counting all the live flies and dead cockroaches at South Florida restaurants ordered closed by the state last week.
UPDATED: Our guide to Valentine’s Day restaurant and bar specials in Broward and Palm Beach counties
Here’s a curated Valentine’s Day listing of restaurant and lounge specials in Fort Lauderdale, Delray Beach, Boca Raton, Oakland Park, Deerfield Beach, Coconut Creek, West Palm Beach and Palm Beach.
Here’s a list of events to celebrate Black History Month in South Florida
Local list of galleries, museums and events during February to honor accomplishments of Black Americans.
Sunday calendar: Community and entertainment events starting Jan. 30
Roundup of virtual and in-person calendar events in South Florida, including entertainment, family, society and holiday activities.