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The way Americans buy and sell homes is about to get turned on its head

cnn.com The way Americans buy and sell homes is about to get turned on its head. An earth-shattering, multibillion-dollar antitrust ruling against the National Association of…

The housing gender gap: Why women still face roadblocks in buying homes and building home equity

aol.com None Though they buy homes in greater numbers, single women lag behind men when it comes to building home equity and wealth. • None Women wait longer to purchase, pay more…

Traders May Enjoy ‘Double Duty’ With Zillow (Z) Options

barchart.com A legal settlement may end up lowering broker commissions on real estate sales, hurting a key revenue stream for Zillow. Still, traders can play both sides of Z stock.

'The phone keeps ringing': Las Vegas landlord shocked by the number of people eager to rent his 160-square-foot tiny home for $950/month

aol.com A landlord who listed a tiny home for rent in the Las Vegas Valley was shocked by the overwhelming response he received from renters desperate to find an affordable place to…

Texas house prices feel the sting

newsweek.com While home prices are rising across the country, Texas metro areas like San Antonio and Austin, once the poster child for the pandemic's booming housing market, are still…

The best time to sell your home

cnbc.com Spring, the season when home buying and selling activity kicks off, is around the corner. Available housing supply is already rebounding: The number of new listings jumped…

CE 100 Index Gives Up 1.2%, Led by Zillow’s Share Slide

pymnts.com The CE 100 Index lost 1.2% as the end of earnings season is in sight. Year to date, the Index has trailed several of the broader indices, as seen in the chart below. Zillow…

13 budget-friendly places where couples can retire abroad and live on as little as $1,500/month

cnbc.com International Living listed the cities around the world where you can retire abroad and live on $1500 a month or less. Retiring in the U.S. can be expensive. In Florida,…

Real estate stocks plunge as NAR agrees to landmark settlement that rewrites rules on commissions

finance.yahoo.com None The National Association of Realtors announced a $418 million settlement to end antitrust lawsuits. • None The NAR agreed to a new set of rules, which will reset…

'It's wrong that this is happening': 94-year-old San Francisco woman threatened with eviction from home she's lived in for 82 years

aol.com A 94-year-old San Francisco woman recently faced a heart-breaking predicament: leave the apartment she’s called home for more than 80 years or fight her landlord’s eviction…

Check out the tiny-home village a millennial built, where 29 units priced as low as $190,000 sold out in less than 2 months

businessinsider.com The interior of a home at South Park Cottages. Courtesy of Techie Homes Micro-home community South Park Cottages offers locals an affordable alternative to renting. Homes in…

Mortgage rates continue to drop as spring brings more inventory: Freddie Mac

foxbusiness.com Mortgage interest rates on the 15-year and 30-year mortgages are down from last week, Freddie Mac reported. "The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage decreased again this week, with…

Home foreclosures are soaring nationwide

finance.yahoo.com Home foreclosures rose again in February as Americans continue to grapple with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. That is according to a new report published by real estate…

Home foreclosures are rising fastest in these five states

nypost.com Home foreclosures rose again in February as Americans continue to grapple with the ongoing cost-of-living crisis. That is according to a new report published by real estate…

Zillow stock sinks after realtor settlement paves way for lower commissions

finance.yahoo.com sank as much as 15% Friday alongside other real estate names after the National Association of Realtors reached a legal settlement that paves the way for homebuyers and…

Realtor Group Strikes $418 Million Deal to End Suits Over Commissions

finance.yahoo.com The National Association of Realtors agreed to settle litigation over commission rules for US real estate agents, clearing the way for widespread changes in how Americans…

The Big Reason Americans Think Biden’s Economy Stinks

forbes.com Buying a house is harder than it’s ever been — and meaningfully lower mortgage rates seem forever in the future. avid Kent wouldn’t mind moving out of his longtime home in…

Florida house prices fall as homeowners desperately try to sell

newsweek.com The number of "motivated sellers" in Florida has grown in the past two weeks, as more homeowners are trying to offload their properties quickly amidst a worsening of the…

The Wealth-Stealers Coming for Your Money

investorplace.com President Biden’s budget proposal … our government’s reckless spending … the deterioration of the dollar … more hot inflation … how your wealth can outpace cost of living…

The housing market’s pivotal spring selling season is more like a shopping window: A trickle of new listings collides with sky-high prices and mortgage rates

aol.com To paraphrase Julie Andrews and the Muppets: The springtime cometh for the housing market. This is traditionally the time when home sales bloom. But 2023’s deep freeze begs…

A huge wave of housing inventory hit the market in February as the 'lock-in' effect eases

aol.com None Zillow reported that a wave of new inventory hit the market in February. • None New listings of existing homes on Zillow jumped 21% year-over-year last month. • None…

The Most Diverse Neighborhoods On the East Coast

247wallst.com Living in a diverse neighborhood doesn’t just mean having more restaurants of different cuisines … as yummy as that may sound. It also means having the ability to experience…

A trickle of new listings collides with sky-high prices and mortgage rates this spring season

fortune.com To paraphrase Julie Andrews and the Muppets: The springtime cometh for the housing market. This is traditionally the time when home sales bloom. But 2023’s deep freeze begs…

Here's how much $ you need to make to afford a home in San Diego, per Zillow

nbcsandiego.com San Diego families need an income of nearly $275,000 a year to afford a mortgage on a home, which is nearly double what it was before the pandemic, according to a new report…

Nearly half of U.S. homes face severe threat from climate change, study finds

cbsnews.com Nearly half of all U.S. homes are threatened by extreme weather conditions, according to a new analysis that examines the potential impact of climate change on the country's…

Nearly half of U.S. homes face severe climate risks, study finds

aol.com Nearly half of all U.S. homes are threatened by extreme weather conditions, according to a new analysis that examines the potential impact of climate change on the country's…

Florida house prices plummet as insurance crisis worsens

newsweek.com The price of condos listed for sale in Florida continue their slide, as the state faces a worsening insurance crisis and sellers struggle with high homeowner association…

Home buying's dirtiest secret

aol.com The last month of 2020 should've been a happy time for real-estate agents. The catastrophe of the pandemic had turned into an improbable housing-market boom, as home sales…

Homebuyers need to earn 80% more than in 2020 to afford a house in this market. It's not just due to high mortgage rates

cnbc.com Factors beyond high mortgage rates are affecting housing affordability for many Americans, according to experts. Almost four years ago, a household earning $59,000 annually…

How much do you need to earn to comfortably afford a home in Portland?

kgw.com Homebuyers need to earn $65,664 more than they did in 2020 to comfortably afford a home in Portland. PORTLAND, Ore. — Homebuyers need to earn an income of $161,624 to…

Everyone is worried about inflation. Here’s why it’s tracked two different ways

aol.com Inflation is in the hot seat heading into November’s election. But it’s not budging as fast as President Joe Biden would probably like. The Federal Reserve is tasked with…

Housing market solution could help New Jersey

newsweek.com New Jersey might have just found a solution to its affordable housing crisis, and it involves the undeveloped land outside of its transit system. The Regional Plan…

The U.S. economy is riding high. So why is Joe Biden heading for election defeat?

theglobeandmail.com There used to be a solid relationship between the state of the economy and a U.S. president’s popularity. The occupant of the White House got much of the credit for good…

A millennial who moved from Vancouver to LA says he has no plans to head back to Canada. An improved social life offsets high rent costs and the US healthcare…

businessinsider.com A millennial said the social benefits of moving from Vancouver to Los Angeles offset the financial challenges. Stuart Martin A millennial said moving from Vancouver to Los…

Florida house price cuts increase

newsweek.com A rising number of homes for sale in Florida are seeing sellers slashing prices in an attempt to offload their properties quickly, according to the latest data available on…

10 U.S. metro areas where homes are selling the fastest

cnbc.com Creditnews Research, an independent research house, released its new ranking of the fastest-selling housing markets in the U.S. The report analyzed the top 100 largest…

Californians face higher costs for goods and services than before the pandemic despite inflation slowing

siliconvalley.com Pandemic-era inflation has fallen from its peak two years ago, but the costs of many goods and services continue to rise and are still higher than before the onset of…

Selling your home in 2024? Here's why you should list it in June, according to Zillow

cnbc.com If you're thinking of selling your home this year, you might want to do it in the first two weeks of June. U.S. sellers who listed their home during that time span in 2023…

Looking to buy or sell a home this spring? Here's what to expect

latimes.com Prospective home buyers might see slightly more homes for sale this spring. Spring is less than a month away, and with it typically comes a busy time to buy and sell a home…

Is the housing market going to crash? What the experts are saying

aol.com None Despite today's high mortgage rates, home prices continue to rise due to a lack of housing supply. • None Economists predict that any market correction will be modest…

Why house prices have risen once again

economist.com In parts of San Francisco, the housing market is in dire straits. Consider the example of one swish apartment close to City Hall, with quartz countertops and a rooftop deck,…

No partner? No problem. People are joining forces with friends to afford to buy a house

businessinsider.com A recent survey found that 48% of people would consider buying a house with a friend. Vesnaandjic/Getty Images Buying a home with a friend can help two or more single people…

You Have Got To Be Kidding Me...?

zerohedge.com You Have Got To Be Kidding Me...? Authored by Michael Snyder via The Economic Collapse blog, By the time you are done reading this article, you may be tempted to tear your…

‘We need more homes in general’: Biden administration says housing crisis can’t be corrected until we build a lot more

aol.com Americans are facing a historic housing affordability crisis that’s left millennials feeling “disenfranchised”—and hindered Gen Z’s attempts to leave the nest. With sky-high…

'We need more homes in general': Biden administration says housing crisis can’t be corrected until we build a lot more

fortune.com Americans are facing a historic housing affordability crisis that’s left millennials feeling “disenfranchised”—and hindered Gen Z’s attempts to leave the nest. With sky-high…

Homeowners in these 10 states saw the biggest gains in home equity

aol.com Rising home prices have made it tougher for many Americans to buy a home, but there's an upside for the roughly two-thirds of adults who are already homeowners: a spike in…

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