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Liz Gehringer, tenured senior vice president and chief ethics and compliance officer of Realogy Holdings Corp., was named the new chief operating officer for Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC. Gehringer will be working under Coldwell Banker president and CEO, Charlie Young, while overseeing the brand’s field
Hurricane Florence made landfall in North Carolina last Thursday. With three states in Florence’s sights, new data from Core Logic shows 758,657 homes in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are at risk of being flooded. While Florence has
As the baby boomers gracefully round into their golden years, Trulia found that the already strained housing market tightens a bit further as they hold onto their homes into retirement. Defined as the population born between the years of 1945 and 1964, aging the seniors
There are already approximately 100,000 Gen Z homeowners and that number will only continue to increase. While they share some concerns with earlier generations about affordability, 83 percent of Gen Z see themselves entering the real estate market within
Neighborhood amenities can make a difference on how much buyers want a specific home, and there is one amenity that seems to have a larger impact on home values than any other – Starbucks locations. A recent study by
Homeowners throughout the U.S. are benefitting from recent home price appreciation by way of swelling home equity values. A Sept. 10 report from the data firm Black Knight estimated that the total value of “tappable” equity for the entire
Former President Jimmy Carter is calling for broad reform of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and advocates for voters to support candidates who promote affordable housing. Carter told CNBC that Trump administration is ignoring a national housing
Lending Tree ranked the top 50 most valuable cities in America from its collection of real estate data covering more than 155 million U.S. properties. While competing against many high-ranking coastal cities, Chicago made the top 5 most valuable cities with a ranking at No. 4. Chicago’s total value was approximated to be $813
Figuring out what new home to purchase includes more than just the house itself. Buyers also look at a number of other factors, including the neighborhood that the house is located in. However, sometimes compromises need to be made
In keeping with a decades-old trend, an analysis of Census Bureau data by the National Association of Home Builders found that the median size of a lot on which a new home was built in 2017 reached a record
The homeownership rate among minorities continues to increase, but there is still some progress to be made, according to the National Association of Home Builders. The homeownership rate among all minority groups in the second quarter of the year
A panel of 100 real estate economists and industry experts surveyed by Zillow said they don’t expect the U.S. housing market to shift decidedly into a buyers market until at least 2020. According to Zillow’s Q3 Home Price Expectations
The U.S. economy grew at its fastest pace in four years during the second quarter of 2018, a reflection of low unemployment and greater willingness among consumers and businesses to spend and invest. According to the latest economic forecast
Facebook recently announced changes it will be making to its advertising tools after the company was accused of potentially enabling housing discrimination on the platform. Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development filed a discrimination
Job growth often leads to increased home value, but why are some cities overwhelmingly surpassing others? A new report from Zillow points towards zoning restrictions seem to have an impact on growing home values. From Zillow’s data, the medium
For those under the age of 24, a career in construction is an unlikely reality and an even rarer goal. According to the Wall Street Journal, many parents these days may feel they have failed their child if they do