6 White Lies to Help You Buy a House
Buying a house is a negotiation. And as with any negotiation, when buyers are telling their story about why they want to buy this particular house and no other, their hearts may be pure,…
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At $85,000, Youngstown Has Lowest Home Prices in US
The median price of an existing home in Youngstown, Ohio was $85,400 last quarter, the lowest among all MSA in America. Consider that against the median for the nation at $229,400, or the highest…
10 Best Cities to Make New Friends
Realtor.com has looked at an academic study on social interaction potential that measured how easy it is for strangers to bump into one another at everyday activities like commuting or chatting at a coffee…
A Texas Barndominium on Sale for $120,000
It does not seem very much of a deal at first. A barn converted to a three-bedroom, two-bath 1,600 square foot house.
August Rents Highest in New York City, San Francisco
The cost of renting a two-bedroom apartment in the United States rose 2.3% year over year in August to a median monthly price of $1,300.
Square Footage of Your Home: When Close Is Not Good Enough
It may be stating the obvious, but accurately measuring the size of a house is not as trivial as it may sound. If the appraiser's measurements don't match the ones you have, guess whose…
60,000 New Orleans Homes Valued at $12 Billion Moved Out of High-Risk Flood Zone
The costliest and deadliest hurricane since 1928 to hit the United States was named Katrina and it tore through New Orleans on August 29, 2005, leaving in its wake 1,833 dead and an estimated…
10 Housing Markets Recovering Most — Are They Bubbles?
Among the top performing metropolitan areas, home prices are around 50% above their 2006 peaks, while among struggling metro areas, home prices remain nearly 45% below their peaks at the same time.
10 Housing Markets Recovering the Least
The hardest hit cities include those where the home price bubble inflated the most in the years leading up to the collapse, but all have recovered some of the lost home value.
‘I’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before’: The Housing Markets in the Hamptons, Aspen And Miami Are All Crashing
Special from ZeroHedge One month ago, we said that “it is not looking good for the US housing market”, when in the latest red flag for the US luxury real estate market, we reported…
24 US Cities With Home Prices Rising the Fastest
Home prices increased for the 48th month in a row in July, according to a new report from Zillow.
20 Hottest US Real Estate Markets in August
The month of August is typically a good one for home sellers and buyers, and this August has been no exception. In fact, sales are better than they've been in 10 years.
House For Sale in New Orleans Needs $200,000 Repair
There is a house for sale in New Orleans priced at $515,000 that is only viable as a single-family residence if the new owner will invest another $200,000.
Mansion Offered for $4.3 Million in Beaten-Down Jackson Michigan
Just over $4 million buys a lot of house in Jackson, Michigan, one of the beaten-down cities near to beaten-down Detroit.
5 Fastest-Growing US Neighborhoods
While our image of a boomtown may still be one of a gold-rush city of muddy streets and canvas tents, there are new boomtowns — or rather booming neighborhoods — in many cities across…