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Rising HOA Fees Are Making It Even More Expensive to Own a Home

WSJ What’s News

The Wall Street Journal

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4.14.2K Ratings

🗓️ 9 April 2026

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

Homeowners association fees have risen nearly 30% since before the pandemic. WSJ housing reporter Nicole Friedman explains what’s behind the surge that’s stretching both homeowners and potential buyers. Plus, Israel said it’s ready to start direct negotiations with Lebanon. Stocks moved higher on hopes that would bolster the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, and the Dow turned positive for the year. And the U.K. says it thwarted a secret Russian submarine operation threatening underwater infrastructure. U.K. bureau chief David Luhnow explains why protecting undersea cables from sabotage has become a global priority. Imani Moise hosts. Sign up for the WSJ's free What's News newsletter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

I think the potential of Agenic is to rethink how work gets done overall.

0:05.0

It challenges all sorts of traditional orthodoxies around how organizations execute the work at hand.

0:11.3

That's Jason Gersatus, CEO of Deloitte U.S., talking about the transformational potential of A.Gentic AI.

0:17.9

Join him later to learn why agents are a game changer for businesses across industries.

0:26.4

Israel says it's ready to negotiate with Lebanon, while the ceasefire brought relative calm to the

0:31.4

Persian Gulf. Plus, soaring HOA and condo fees are making it even more expensive to afford a home.

0:38.5

If these monthly fees are in the hundreds of dollars a month or even higher,

0:42.9

that can really make the difference between a condo being affordable versus out of reach.

0:49.2

And British officials say their Navy foiled a secret Russian underwater operation in the North Atlantic.

0:55.6

It's Thursday, April 9th. I'm Imani Moise for the Wall Street Journal, filling in for

1:00.3

Alex Osala. This is the PM edition of What's News, the top headlines and business stories

1:05.1

that move the world today. Israel says it will begin peace talks with Lebanon, continuing military operations against Hezbollah there.

1:15.8

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the ceasefire doesn't cover the Hezbollah conflict.

1:21.6

Iran insists that it does and that fighting must stop.

1:25.4

Several European nations in Pakistan, the host of talks this weekend between the U.S. and Iran,

1:31.3

said Israel's attacks have undermined peace efforts.

1:34.3

In the Persian Gulf today, there was relative calm.

1:37.3

Several countries made no reports of a missile or drone strike by Iran,

1:41.3

but shipping was limited in the Strait of Burmuz, with only a few ships

1:45.4

carrying Iranian cargo crossing the waterway. And the head of the IMF said today that even if the

1:51.7

ceasefire holds, the damage to the economy has been done. Global growth will be slower than previously

1:57.5

thought because of the destroyed infrastructure and supply disruptions,

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