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‘The Big Move’ is a MarketWatch column looking at the ins and outs of real estate, from navigating the search for a new home to applying for a mortgage. Do you have a question about buying or selling a home? Do you want to know where your next move should …

The first night sleeping in your new house is one of the strangest feelings. You are home, but you don’t feel like it. You feel like you are staying in somebody else’s house for the night. The shadows are weird, the sounds are strange and even the smell just is …

Bitcoin prices are on the rise, notwithstanding a recent bout of weakness, but experts interviewed by MarketWatch caution that although it may feel inevitable, an exchange-traded fund backed by a digital-currency may not be seen as quickly as enthusiasts might hope. “The SEC appears to have a very high bar …

“ ‘President-elect Biden’s relief and recovery proposal would be a lifeline to workers and their families.’ ” — Josh Bivens, director of research at the EPI On Thursday evening, President-elect Joe Biden said he will call for $ 1,400 stimulus checks and more vaccine funds as part of a $ …

Good things come in threes, it’s often said. But what happens when a formerly tight trio becomes dominated by a power couple?  In the asset-manager world, BlackRock BLK, +0.09%, State Street Global Advisors STT, +1.51%, and Vanguard have been known for the past several years as the “Big Three” behemoths, …

MARKETWATCH FRONT PAGE We may be retrenching to the stock market-economy disconnect of the spring, and some analysts think something’s gotta give. See full story. I’m 63, my husband is 70, we’ll have $ 90,000 a year in retirement — how can we claim our Social Security benefits? Have a …

The U.S. death toll from the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 rose above 86,000 on Friday, as new outbreaks were reported in states where stay-at-home orders are set to expire and others that never imposed them. Minnesota is due to lift lockdown measures in mid-May even as cases continue to climb. …

With historically low interest rates, you’re probably seeing a fair share of news items declaring what a great time it is to refinance your home. After all, refinancing can be a smart financial move if it results in lowering monthly payments, reducing loan duration, or building home equity more quickly. …

The numbers: Sales of previously-owned homes jumped 6.5% in February, though the coronavirus outbreak could put the break on sales growth in coming months. Existing-home sales occurred at a seasonally-adjusted annual pace of 5.77 million, the National Association of Realtors reported Friday. It was the strongest sales figure for the …