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GOBankingRates spoke with estate planning experts for their advice on steps to take if you want to pass your home to your heirs.

Of all the assets people pass on to heirs, a home isn't just the most valuable, in many cases. It's also the most emotional.

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Keep reading to find out how much you’ll pay to furnish an apartment in 2026 compared to 20 years ago and learn how prices got to where they are today.

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Daria Uhlig Many Americans feel some level of anxiety over their finances, citing inflation, everyday expenses, the state of the economy and unsatisfactory income as the primary contributors.

The U.S. housing market had 600,000 more sellers than buyers in March, according to a Redfin analysis . That's a 43% gap, the second-largest in more than a decade, triggered by a 10% drop in demand.

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Could the housing market be getting as tough for sellers this year as it's been for buyers the first half of the decade?