To make ends meet while saving up for a down payment, cash-strapped millennials are getting creative. A Redfin survey of 2,000 millennial homebuyers (age 24 to 38) found nearly four in 10 took on a second job to accrue

Vacation homes often provide people with the best of both worlds: live where they work and have the option to visit their dream destination whenever they please. Many are finding a way to do both. Turning a vacation home

Homes listed with summer features can be sold for nearly 10 percent more than homes without the summer features. To figure out which features were the priciest and most sought-after, realtor.com conducted a study by looking at homes on

As millennials begin to take over the homeowning population, Generation X buyers are making up a smaller portion of the housing market, accounting for just 30 percent of it. MetroStudy partnered with Zillow to discover and analyze trends in

The most popular home renovation projects, like kitchen and bathroom remodels, are the ones that contribute the most to a home’s increased resale value. In fact, two-thirds of renovating homeowners are focused on increasing home resale value, according to

Oceanfront homes, lakeside properties and even residences along the river tend to attract higher-than-average prices. However, according to a new report from Zillow’s research team, that premium on waterfront real estate has declined in recent years. Based on its

As millennials begin to enter the housing market, they are becoming the driving force. MetroStudy partnered with Zillow to discover and analyze trends in the housing market among the millennial generation, those age 18 to 37, in their 2017 Consumer Housing

Choosing paint colors is perfect way to reflect your style onto your home. But, when it comes time to sell, the colors you chose may not appeal to potential buyers. Zillow is here to help with their 2018 Paint

Millennials have begun to monopolize the homeowning population, and as a result, new cities across the country are transforming into some of the hottest luxury markets for the first time. The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing just released their

Vacation home markets are recovering slower than most from the housing market crash. According to a Zillow, markets with a high density of vacation homes are still 9 percent below their peak value before the crash. Meanwhile, areas with

  As June is the peak homebuying month of the year in major metro real estate markets and the beginning of wedding season, trends relating the two have been discovered. Data from OpenListings.com found that couples are ultimately spending

While the overwhelming majority of homebuyers are married couples, it is women who make up the larger share of sales among single people, according to the National Association of Realtors. Single women are the second-most common homebuyer, accounting for

ShowingTime, the showing management and markets stats mobile app, announced the launch of its enhanced agent-to-agent messaging platform.  The new system will allow more than 950,000 real estate agents to connect through the app via texts, email and desktop.

Luxury home prices rise nearly 8 percent to average sales price of $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2018, according to a new report from Redfin. An analysis of over 1,000 cities by Redfin indicates prices of the top five percent

Sprucing up the curb appeal is one way homeowners can significantly increase the value of their home. A well-manicured property can increase a home’s value by anywhere from 6 percent to 13 percent compared to a property with no

The homeownership rate in the U.S. is trending upward, retaining the same 64.2 percent rate in the first quarter of 2018 as the last quarter of 2017, according to the Census Bureau’s Housing Vacancy Survey (HVS). The current rate