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Read the latest national and world news, including stories from Newsday's reporters in Washington, D.C. Young brother and sister dead, several hurt when vehicle crashes into Michigan birthday ... Read More

Zillow names this year's best markets for first-time home buyers

First-time buyers made up half of all home buyers last year, the highest share since at least ... low inventory and rising rents are still strong, but easing," said Zillow Senior Economist Orphe ... Read More

It’s now cheaper to rent than buy a home in the 50 largest US metros

Purchasing a starter home was 60.1% higher, costing buyers about $1,027 more every month. The drop in median rents is enough ... “It’s important for first-time buyers who are thinking ... Read More

Hunting for your first home? Here are the best U.S. cities for first-time buyers.

"The good news ... for first-time homebuyers. Zillow also factored in how hard it is to find a place to rent — a competitive rental market makes it more difficult to save money to buy home ... Read More

World News

For those living under Israel’s attacks and a crippling blockade, every day is a race against time. By Vivian Yee and Bilal Shbair Even through the Myanmar army’s communications blackout ... Read More

What to know about the first-time homebuyer tax credit

allowing qualifying buyers to claim up to $8,000 toward the purchase of a home through April 2010. In the decade-plus since, lawmakers have tried but failed to introduce another first-time ... Read More

None of Forbes’ billionaires under 30 are self-made for first time in 15 years

For the first time since 2009, none of those who made Forbes’ list of billionaires under 30 generated their massive wealth on their own. This year, 18 of the 25 youngest on the World’s ... Read More

Tesla Sales Drop for First Time Since 2020 as EV Competition Heats Up

8 days The United States produced more crude oil than any nation, at any time. Tsvetana is a writer for Oilprice.com with over a decade of experience writing for news outlets such as iNVEZZ and ... Read More

Tesla sales drop for first time since pandemic

That’s an 8.5 percent drop compared to the same period in 2023 — and Tesla’s first year-over-year decline in vehicle deliveries since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Tesla also ... Read More

Mark Zuckerberg now richer than Elon Musk for first time since 2020

Mark Zuckerberg became the third richest person in the world on Friday, surpassing Elon Musk for the first time since 2020. Musk, who ranked first on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index as recently ... Read More

Sean "Diddy" Combs Seen for the First Time Since Federal Raids at His Homes

Three days after authorities raided the rapper’s homes in Los Angeles and Miami ... multiple law enforcement sources told NBC News while noting the warrant was out of the Southern District ... Read More

Tesla’s Sales Drop for the First Time in Years

More from Robb Report A Tesla Cyberbeast Is Now up for Auction for the First Time This Massive New Electric ... and Tesla also had the first year-over-year drop since 2020. If that wasn’t ... Read More