For the third consecutive month, pending home sales rose slightly in December, according to the National Association of Realtors. The Pending Home Sales Index, an indicator based on contract signings, rose to 110.1 in December, an increase of 0.5

In this year’s Cost vs. Value report from Remodeling Magazine, “curb appeal” projects led the way with increases in value. The report measured the average payback for 21 common professional remodeling projects in 149 major U.S. markets. While only

Despite gradual but continued recovery in most housing markets in the United States since the recession wreaked havoc on the country, there is still major disparity due to uneven shifts and progression in individual market values. According to a

In its latest luxury market report, Redfin found that luxury home prices in the U.S. rose 7.4 percent year over year to an average of $1.76 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. The analysis tracked home sales in over 1,000

Several long-term economic factors, including the explosion of student debt, are making homeownership a distant goal for most millennials. In a new Apartment List report, a renter survey that elicited responses from more than 11,000 millennials across the United States,

Although most of the country experienced a decline in existing home sales in December, 2017 overall was the best year for sales in 11 years. They were up 1.1 percent from 2016, according to a recent report from the National

With 11 years of mortgage lending experience, top loan originator Risha Kilaru has joined Guaranteed Rate as Vice President of Mortgage Lending in California. Kilaru originated over $700 million in the last three years, including more than $268 million

Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage has announced Charles “Chip” Cornelius as its new senior vice president of its city region. In this role, Cornelius will manage the day-to-day operations of the company’s Chicago offices. “Chip has been a fixture in the

Expect urban farmhouse designs, fashion-influenced trends, mixed metals and richly saturated colors to make a splash this year. Angela Nuessle, director at Pulte Homes National Interior Design, recently revealed the latest design and décor trends that are sure to be

In 2018, home sales, housing construction and home prices are all likely to increase modestly, according to Freddie Mac’s January 2018 Outlook. Home sales are forecasted to reach 6.35 million in 2018, up slightly from 6.17 million in 2017.

A new report from the Mortgage Bankers Association shows that mortgage applications in 2017 increased 7.1 percent from 2016, including a 7.8 percent hike in December to close out the year. “After playing catchup for two months following the

ATTOM Data Solutions released its 2018 Rental Affordability Report, which showed that buying a median-priced home is more affordable than renting a three-bedroom property in 240 of 447 U.S. counties analyzed. The analysis included recently released fair market rent

Home shoppers looking to buy in 2018 will have 10 percent fewer homes to choose from than a year ago, according to the December Zillow Real Estate Market Report. The for-sale inventory across the nation has been falling on

Amazon announced on Thursday that it has narrowed its list potential sites for its second headquarters to 20 cities, and Chicago is on the list. The company received proposals from 238 locations that were hoping to woo the ecommerce

2017 ended as a seller’s market, with rising home prices and low housing inventory greeting homebuyers across the nation. According to the latest RE/MAX’s National Housing Report, home prices are hitting record highs in December 2017. The median home

With rent costs soaring and student loans piling up, it’s no secret individuals aged 18-35 need all the help they can get to afford some of life’s necessities, like buying a home. In fact, 70 percent of millennials say