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As home prices continue to grow across the country, the ability to own a home can become out of reach for many. According to a new report by RENTCafe, the amount of families with minor children who own a
A consensus among mortgage industry leaders heading into 2018 was that interest rates would rise. The Mortgage Bankers Association predicted that interest rates could hit 5 percent by the end of the year. And while mortgage interest rates have
Startup hotbeds like San Jose are seeing higher shares of million-dollar home values than the rest of the country, while rust belt cities seem to be lagging behind. LendingTree collected data from over 150 million U.S. homes and ranked
Online, automated home value estimates continue to shake up the industry, and they are only going to have a bigger role in the home buying and selling process as technology improves. Though the new tool might cause headaches for
In recent years, baby boomers are accounting for a smaller portion of the homeowning population, currently just 25 percent, and a new report finds that they typically prefer not to take advantage of the technology available to streamlines the
The most expensive home listing in the state just went live for $25 million. The 17-acre, 35,000-square-foot home was previously owned by Tyler Perry, but is now being listed by televangelist David Turner, who will be moving out of state.
The burden of rising mortgage rates has become a reality for many homeowners in recent years as buying a home is the least affordable it’s been in over a decade, according to a report from Zillow. Both rising mortgage rates
Home prices saw its highest jump in years and show no signs of slowing down, according to the Home Price Index and HPI Forecast for May 2018 from CoreLogic. CoreLogic reported a 7.1 percent year-over-year rise in home prices from May
A new study by Redfin indicates that despite rising mortgage rates, soon-to-be buyers are still in the market, even if it means making some compromises. Last month, Redfin conducted a survey of more than 4,000 people who bought or
Homes listed with summer features can be sold for nearly 10 percent more than homes without the summer features. To figure out which features were the priciest and most sought after, realtor.com conducted a study by looking at homes
A nationwide total of 850,000 single-family home starts last year will still not be enough to aide the housing shortage crisis across the country as demand continues to increase. To make matters worse, materials are getting more expensive, making
To make ends meet while saving up for a down payment, cash-strapped millennials are getting creative. A Redfin survey of 2,000 millennial homebuyers (age 24 to 38) found nearly four in 10 took on a second job to accrue
As millennials begin to take over the homeowning population, Generation X buyers are making up a smaller portion of the housing market, accounting for just 30 percent of it. MetroStudy partnered with Zillow to discover and analyze trends in
Millennials have begun to monopolize the home-owning population, and as a result, new cities across the country are transforming into some of the hottest luxury markets for the first time. The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing just released their
Atlanta native Clifford Joseph Harris Jr., better known as T.I., is working on reshaping his hometown in Center Hill. In a recent interview with Inc. Magazine, Harris discussed the importance of improving his childhood neighborhood, which currently lacks amenities
As millennials begin to enter the housing market, they are becoming the driving force, with millennial buyers making up 42 percent of the it. MetroStudy partnered with Zillow to discover and analyze trends in the housing market among the
