Real Estate

Housing markets in the United States have been on a rollercoaster ride in the last two years as the impact of the pandemic made itself felt on homebuying. Across the country, housing inventories are at all-time lows and home prices are rising. Based on data from Redfin, including housing inventory, months supply of homes, and

A “For Sale” sign is seen in front of a home in Miami, Florida. Joe Raedle | Getty Images After cooling off ever so slightly toward the end of last year, home price gains reaccelerated in January. Home prices nationally rose 19.2% year over year in January, up from 18.9% in December, according to the

The housing market is expected to return to pre-pandemic, 2019 norms — at least in terms of inventory and the share of purchases made by first-time home buyers — by 2024, according to a panel of housing market experts polled in the latest Zillow home price expectations survey. The dwindling supply of homes for sale

This custom-built home may be set in a place called Spanish Hills, but don’t be fooled by the name. The design is ultra-sleek contemporary. Distinguished by strong horizontal lines, the stylish house is located within a gated neighborhood in southwestern Las Vegas, Nevada. The entire master-planned golf course community is made up of custom homes,

Mikolette | E+ | Getty Images Prior to the pandemic’s red-hot housing market, there was a simple profile that constituted an “A” buyer, according to Brian Copeland, a realtor in Nashville, Tennessee. “Four years ago, an ‘A’ buyer was someone who was pre-qualified for a loan, had 3% down and could go out this weekend

A-list actor Leonardo DiCaprio has found a buyer for a property in the Los Feliz Oaks neighborhood of Los Angeles, records show. The 1926 Tudor-style home, which hit the market last year for $5.75 million, recently sold to famed musician Miguel for $4.9 million. The purchase continues the property’s long line of celebrity homeowners. Prior

A home with a sign indicating that it is under contract to be sold is seen in a neighborhood of downtown Washington. Jim Bourg | Reuters In a grim sign for the housing market’s busiest season, pending home sales, which measure signed contracts on existing homes, fell 4.1% in February compared with January, according to the

Every month, there are thousands of searches in Google for terms related to: “Is there a housing bubble?” Clearly, it’s a question on many people’s minds. For this to be a bubble, it’s not just about high prices; investment needs to be driving demand way beyond where it should be. So, is there a real

The rate for the most common kind of mortgage just surged again. The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage shot significantly higher Friday, rising 24 basis points to 4.95%, according to Mortgage News Daily. It is now 164 basis points higher than it was one year ago. “That’s the second time this week, and

It would be inaccurate to call young interior designer and entrepreneur Francesca Grace “up and coming” after her television debut in March 2022 on HGTV’s Fix My Flip. She has officially arrived. You may not have heard her name yet, but reality television fans will recognize Grace’s work from Bravo’s Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.

A view of the Evergrande Changqing community on Sept. 24, 2021, in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Getty Images | Getty Images News | Getty Images A slew of Chinese real estate developers said this week that they are either not able to release their financial results on time or have yet to set board meetings

The Biden administration has established a task force to tackle the decades-old problem of home appraisals undervaluing properties in Black communities. The property appraisal and valuation equity action plan (PAVE) is aimed squarely at dismantling racial bias in the home lending and appraisal process and promoting generational wealth creation through homeownership. When enacted, PAVE represents

Prospective home buyers arrive with a realtor to a house for sale in Dunlap, Illinois. Daniel Acker | Bloomberg | Getty Images A sharp increase in mortgage interest rates is taking its toll on loan demand, especially refinances. Total mortgage application volume fell 8.1% last week compared with the previous week, according to the Mortgage

A cliffside Malibu estate that once belonged to supermodel Cindy Crawford has just been listed for $99.5 million, making it one of the most expensive homes in California. The current owners, who bought the property in 2018 from Crawford and her husband, Rande Gerber, are retired hedge-fund manager Adam Weiss and his wife, actress Barret

A home is offered for sale on January 20, 2022 in Chicago, Illinois. Scott Olson | Getty Images The average rate on the popular 30-year fixed mortgage hit 4.72% Tuesday, moving 26 basis points higher since just Friday, according to Mortgage News Daily. As a result of the recent spike in rates, economists are now

When the pandemic hit cities were torn apart by new situations – retrofitting conference centers and stadiums to be medical facilities, suffering from reduced income from corporate taxpayers that left urban offices, reduced populations as people fled urban centers, and, among other things, fewer city workers who were fighting the illness or dealing with childcare

Paul Bradbury | OJO Images | Getty Images First-time home buyers have a steep learning curve, from understanding true affordability and how to qualify for a mortgage to managing their cash flow after their purchase. “When buying your first home, you need to consider that what a lender will let you borrow is not necessarily

It was two years ago today, March 19, 2020, when California led the country in issuing a shelter-in-place order to slow the spread of COVID-19. Living spaces had to quickly adapt to new distance learning, telework, fitness, eldercare and quarantine needs. Killing the virus at home by washing everything that came through their doors became

Rocky Mountain mansion owned by oligarch Roman Abramovich outside Aspen, Co. Courtesy: Pitkin County Assessor A Rocky Mountain mansion owned by Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich would likely be among the first assets frozen by the U.S. government if he is sanctioned by the White House in response to the war in Ukraine, according to attorneys

After nearly a decade, the saga of Los Angeles mega-mansion called “The One” is about to come to a close. Once listed for as much as $295 million, the 105,000-sqaure-foot home designed by architect Paul McClean sold at auction this month to Fashion Nova founder Richard Saghian for $141 million. The sale is set to