Trends
For data-driven stories, to appear under “Trends” menu
Many homeowners around the country have big renovation plans for 2018, and a number of them are eying the heart of their home: the kitchen. According to the 2018 U.S. Houzz Kitchen Trends Study, 87 percent of homeowners are making
Bitcoin, the first ever cryptocurrency to function independent of a bank or middleman, soared last month from $5,870.37 per coin on Nov. 12 to $16,650.01 on Dec. 12, a 183.6 percent jump. As of Dec. 21, its value was
It’s no industry secret that millennials have enormous buying power — the National Association of Realtors found that homebuyers 36 and younger made up the largest share of buyers this year at 34 percent. They may be an intimidating
We see evidence of it everywhere — big pink mustaches on car dashboards, round black “U” stickers slapped on the back of car windows and friends allowing out-of-towners to rent rooms in their homes for a modest price. The
First-time homebuyers have an easier entry into the market as the year winds down because of a market sector that is having best quarter since 2000 — despite low housing inventory — largely due to historically low mortgage rates,
Zillow recently released its Q4 Home Price Expectations Survey, which polled 100 housing experts, market strategists and economists on what they think the housing market will look like in 2018, and their expectations were less than optimistic. The study was
With home prices skyrocketing and inventory in high demand, it’s not surprising that homebuyers have started sacrificing some of their most desired amenities in the name of finding an affordable home. In the current market, buyers are willing to
Buying or selling a piece of property is a huge milestone in anyone’s lives — one that typically involves one of two payment options: taking out a mortgage loan or, less common, purchasing outright with cash. However, there’s a
With homebuying confidence on a steady descent since August, it’s clear the high prices of homes are affecting both buyers and sellers across the country. According to ValueInsured’s Modern Homebuyer Survey, 79 percent of homeowners believe that now is
If you’re worried about the next apocalypse after watching Rick Grimes and Daryl Dixon combat monsters on The Walking Dead, you may not want to set your sights for Chicago. In fact, scratch any large metropolitan cities off your
Add one more item to the list of differences between Millennials and Baby Boomers: how they choose to use their dining room. The Taylor Morrison Consumer Survey asked 1,000 U.S. adults to describe how they use a home’s existing
No matter who you are or what you believe in, your own seemingly-insignificant preferences shed some light on the type of home you prefer. Whether you’re a single woman with a dog or a dad who is glued to
As millennials get older, they’re trading in their train passes for minivans as they head for the suburbs, this according to National Real Estate Investor’s survey of suburban areas with the best potential for millennial population growth. Thanks to
According to a new survey, homebuyers most interested in the south and many of them are headed toward Georgia. LendingTree reviewed purchase mortgage loan requests for each state’s primary residents from October 2016 to October 2017 and found the
A recent survey shows about six out of every 10 homes built in 2016 were built within homeowner’s or community associations. The U.S. Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction (SOC) defined homeowner’s associations as “formal legal entities created to maintain common
According to a recent survey from Imprev Thought Leadership, two out of three real estate executives favor newer technology such as Predictive Analytics, Marketing Automation, and Big Data for future business, while less than half are willing to invest
