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Mortgage rates have risen recently, and so have home prices. This has begun to cause an “affordability” squeeze as people look for new places to live, often outside big cities that have...
Real estate prices are up across most of the United States, as tens of thousands of people want to relocate because of the pandemic.
The rates at which people pursue mortgage refinancings differ widely from city to city.
The population density in the U.S. varies widely by city and state. For example, New Jersey, the most densely populated state, has 1,218 residents per square mile. Alaska, at the other end of the...
Rising demand and a relatively low supply of housing have caused U.S. home values to surge. That is not the case, however, in this Texas town.
Once a week, Realtor.com publishes a list of America’s most popular homes. Each is for sale. They range from small homes in remote areas to massive $100 million mansions in places like Los...
The metro area with the highest rate of home flipping last year was Memphis, though the greatest profit to be made was elsewhere.
Housing prices are rising the fastest in one of the poorest cities in America. The median home value there is 25% higher in the past year.
The world’s population grows by about 83 million people annually, and it stands to reason that the population of most cities grows along with it. Natural factors have something to do with the...
This city in California is the best city in which to live in the United States, based on over two dozen metrics related to affordability, economy, the standard of living and community.
Homeowner equity rose by $1.5 trillion last year, and homeowners took advantage of that by putting around 10% in their pockets through cash-out refinancing.
One hundred years ago, the average floor area of a new single-family home was a little more than 1,000 square feet.
Based on a number of metrics, this town in Kentucky, turns out to be the best place to own a second home.
Pine Bluff, Arkansas, the site of a student sit-in movement in 1963, is the most segregated metro area in the country today.
Home prices rose across America last year, fueled by low mortgage rates, rising income in some sectors and other things. The prices in Phoenix skyrocketed.