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Millennials: Untapped and Unwilling Homebuyers?
It’s a largely untapped market Realtors can only dream about: more than 80 million Americans ages 20 to 34, prime time for starting families and moving into their first homes. The youthful answer to...
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The Student-Loan Problem Is Worse Than We Thought
Student loans are proving to be a much bigger burden on households than previously thought. Nearly 1 in 3 (31.5%) Americans who now have to pay down their student debt are at least a month behind on...
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Class of 2015 Carries the Most Student Debt in U.S. History
The class of 2015 is reaching new heights, though perhaps not the way it had hoped. College graduates this year are leaving school as the most indebted class ever, a title they’ll hold exclusively for...
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Student Debt, Downpayments Biggest Hurdles for Homebuyers
Many millennials carry a lot of debt from their education. Real estate agents and bankers say that’s one of the biggest problems they often encounter with young buyers. “Many of them are faced with...
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9 Myths About College and Student Loans
Student loans can turn a blessing – a good education – into a burden. Financial planners have seen many families struggle to repay educational debts while their marriages, mortgages and careers hang...
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The Staggering Costs of Student Loan Debt
The numbers are staggering: more than $1.2 trillion in outstanding student loan debt, 40 million borrowers, an average balance of $29,000. It’s not hard to find indications that student debt is a...
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3 Types of Students Carry Heaviest Student Loan Debt
With 17% of borrowers behind in their payments or in default on the nation’s $1.2 trillion in college loans, it’s not surprising that student debt is emerging as a campaign issue for the 2016 election....
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In the Know: The New Student Loan Repayment Plan
The U.S. Department of Education released two regulatory packages addressing products and payment plans directed at student borrowers. The revised Pay as You Earn plan, known as REPAYE, one of the...
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The Cost of In-State Tuition Across the Country
In-state or out-of-state? Public or private? The decision on where to go to college is a personal and complicated decision between child and parent. According to a recent report from the Urban...
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Student Debt Impacts Home Ownership
A new report based on research from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies indicates student loans has a potentially strong impact on consumers seeking to move from renting to buying a home. It...
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