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View ArticleA Decade Later, America’s Housing Market Is Still Hung Over
More than a decade has passed since the nation’s epic housing market party ended, and American homeowners still haven’t slept off the hangover. Home prices in the 87 largest U.S. markets (those with...
View ArticleInvestors Are Flipping Houses Again
It was one of the most notorious practices of the financial crisis: Speculators snapping up homes, waiting a few months, and selling them at a quick profit. Now home flippers are starting to come...
View ArticleHomes With Barn Doors and Farmhouse Sinks Fetch Higher Prices
You’ve heard that when it comes to the desirability of real estate property the three most important things are location, location and location. It’s time to add three more to that list: barn doors,...
View ArticleYou Can Lose a Lot of Money Flipping Houses
House flipping is hot. Last year marked a high, since 2007, in the number of people trying to buy houses cheap, fix them up, and sell them, according to real estate information company RealtyTrac. And...
View ArticleWhy Starter Homes Are Disappearing
There’s been a lot of talk lately about why first-time home buyers are sitting on the sidelines. Here’s some data that may help explain why: Low-cost starter homes are simply disappearing from the...
View ArticleThese Are the Hottest Housing Markets of 2016
It’s getting even more expensive to become a homeowner — especially if you’re looking to buy in Seattle or Dallas. Those cities saw their median home prices rise to the highest point ever: $385,000 in...
View ArticleThe Typical Home in San Jose, Calif. Now Costs Over $1 Million
If you’re looking to buy a home in San Jose, Calif., chances are you’re going to need a six-figure down payment. The city in the heart of Silicon Valley has become the first U.S. city where the price...
View ArticleThis Feature Instantly Makes Your Home Worth More
If you own a house in a good school district, it might pay off in more than the value to your child’s education. Homes within the boundaries of highly-rated public school districts are about 49% more...
View ArticleHere’s How Much the White House Would Cost if It Ever Went up for Sale
President Barack Obama and his family will be moving out of the White House in a few months. But as far as we know, they aren’t looking to sell. Of course, it’s not in any president’s power to...
View ArticleExisting Home Sales Fell 3.2% in July
U.S. home resales fell more than expected in July after four straight months of strong gains as a lack of inventory limited choice for buyers, but further gains in prices suggested the housing market...
View ArticleTour This $27 Million Penthouse in New York City
Deep in the heart of Manhattan—in Greenwich Village, specifically—sits a three-floor penthouse apartment most people can only dream of living in. This $26.9 million penthouse has plenty of amenities,...
View ArticleTop 20 Cities Where Home Prices Are Skyrocketing
A variety of factors influence home prices. However, there is at least one almost universal principle that explains the nature of housing prices. “Housing is driven by supply and demand,” said...
View ArticleHere’s Another Stealth Way the Rich Are Getting Richer
We all know that the “rich keep getting richer.” Apparently, so do their homes. On Wednesday, real estate site Trulia released data revealing which housing markets across the country that have grown...
View ArticleHomes Are Less Affordable in More American Cities Than at Any Time Since...
Homes are unaffordable in more American cities than any time since the recession began, and housing costs are rising far faster than incomes, according to a study released Thursday by ATTOM Data...
View ArticleU.S. Home Prices Have Fully Recovered From The Great Recession
Homeowners, you’re in luck: U.S. real estate prices have reached an all-time high. September home prices topped their previous peak set in July 2006, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller...
View ArticleThe Top 10 Cities Americans Are Scrambling to Leave
Americans love to move. In fact, about 1 in 9 of them (or 35.7 million folks, ages one and up) changed residences between 2013 and 2014, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau released in 2015....
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