7 Reasons to Buy a House in the Fall
There are fewer homes for sale and fewer buyers looking in autumn primarily because a new school year has started, but there can be good reasons for buyers to keep looking for the right…
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Home From ‘Mrs Doubtfire’ on Market for $4.45 Million
The most popular listing on Realtor.com last week was the house featured in the 1993 film "Mrs. Doubtfire." It is in San Francisco, one of the most expensive housing markets in America.
And Then There Were Two: Hurricane Matthew and Hurricane Nicole
The eastern coast of Florida is braced for its worst hurricane in years. Hurricane Matthew has strengthened into a category 4 storm, a major hurricane with winds up to 140 miles per hour. After Florida gets…
Mortgage Loan Rates Ticked Lower, Refinancing Increased
The latest Mortgage Bankers Association (report on mortgage applications noted a week-over-week increase of nearly 3% in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending September 30.
How Home Values Differ in Republican and Democratic Districts
New research shows that homeowners living in Republican-controlled congressional districts have gained less in housing value as homeowners living in Democrat-controlled districts.
August Home Prices Rise Most in Oregon, Washington, Colorado
Home prices in the United States rose for the 55th consecutive month in August. Home prices reached new highs in 18 states.
8 Quirky Factors That May Affect Your Home’s Value
In addition to the real estate mantra of "location, location, location," there are a host of other factors that obviously affect a home's price.
Baseball Great Cal Ripken Offers Home for $12.5 Million
Baseball great Cal Ripken Jr. is selling his home in Reisterstown, Maryland, for more than for $12 million.
Battered Detroit Becomes a Hot Real Estate Market
Battered Detroit appears on the Realtor.com list of the hottest real estate markets for September — 14th on a list of 20.
San Francisco Was Hottest Real Estate Market in September
September home sales typically tail off as the summer winds down and the kids head back to school. But September 2016 may have broken the mold.
Distressed Home Sales Remain High in Baltimore, Chicago, Tampa
U.S. sales of distressed homes totaled nearly 8% of all homes sold in June of 2016, according to CoreLogic. That was down year over year and month over month.
August Pending Home Sales Drop as Prices Rise, Inventory Falls
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) Thursday morning released its data on pending sales of existing homes for August. The pending home sales index fell 2.7 points (down 2.4%) to 108.5 from a downwardly…
Mortgage Loan Rates Dipped to 2-Month Lows Last Week
The latest Mortgage Bankers Association weekly report on mortgage applications noted a week-over-week decrease of less than 1% in the group's seasonally adjusted composite index for the week ending September 23.
June Cash Home Sales Drop Below 30% for First Time Since 2007
In June of 2016, cash sales comprised more than 29% of all home sales. For all of 2015, more than a third of all home sales were cash transactions, the lowest total since 2008.
Cash Sales of Homes Highest in New York State
CoreLogic keeps data on cash sales as a percentage of all home sales. In June, the number was an extraordinary 29.3% nationwide. Some states have numbers much higher than that.