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Oct 2023
8m 35s

Why Downsizing Your Home Isn’t the Money...

The Wall Street Journal
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Older Americans often downsize their home as their needs change. WSJ personal-finance reporter Veronica Dagher joins host J.R. Whalen to explain why many find downsizing doesn’t make financial sense in the current housing market.

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