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Molly Grace

Former staff writer

Molly Grace is a former staff writer focusing on mortgages, personal finance and homeownership. She has a B.A. in journalism from Indiana University. You can follow her on Twitter @themollygrace.

Expertise

Mortgage
Personal Finance

Education

Indiana University

Recent Articles

5-minute read

Are down payments keeping people from becoming homeowners?

Down payment costs are keeping 38.5% from purchasing a home. 65% of buyers plan to use a savings account for a down payment and 17% plan to use crypto.

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7-minute read

Are Americans closing the door on open-concept home design?

With almost half of Americans now preferring a traditional layout for their home, the appeal of open concept living has been called into question.

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8-minute read

Home value appreciation: Homeowner expectations vs. reality

Homeowners who have owned their home for 7-10 years have an overall home appreciation rate of 47% but are underestimating their home’s value by 28%.

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14-minute read

What a $309,000 home looks like across the country

Curious what the average house looks like in your neck of the woods? Let’s take a look at what the median list price will get you in different parts of...

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6-minute read

67% of non-solar households are interested in solar, so what's stopping them?

Home listings with solar spend 13.3% less time on the market and are 24.7% more likely to sell over ask.

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5-minute read

Americans are spending less on holiday decorations in 2021

Americans spending less on holiday decorations in 2021, 61.3% of people spending less than $100 on holiday decorations – a 144% increase from 2020.

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4-minute read

Why Idaho is one of the top housing markets in the U.S.

Why has Idaho become such a hot spot for incoming homebuyers? We dug through the data to find out.

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9-minute read

Real vs. artificial: Which type of christmas tree is the most eco-friendly?

60.5% of people think artificial Christmas trees are more eco-friendly than real Christmas trees. But artificial trees have 11X more carbon emissions than re...

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8-minute read

Homeowners know the benefits of selling their home, so why aren't they?

New data shows 57% of homeowners in 2021 believe their home would sell over asking price. But it isn’t fear keeping them from selling.

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