Supporters of a new municipal swimming pool in Marengo celebrate a successful referendum Tuesday, Sept. 13. The public measure to approve funding for the pool passed by approximately 73 to 27 percent. (Photo courtesy of Allison Schlabach) This artist’s rendering shows the design of the Marengo aquatics center. Groundbreaking is […]
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The slowdown in the otherwise red-hot housing boom has been stunningly swift. The U.S. housing market surged during the pandemic as homebound people sought new places to live, boosted by record-low interest rates. Now, real estate agents who once reported lines of buyers outside open houses and bidding wars on […]
As if home prices in the US weren’t high enough, now they’re getting even more expensive. Stubbornly low numbers of homes for sale continue to push prices higher and mortgage rates are rising faster than they have in decades. That has put the squeeze on home buyers and the real […]