National News
The Redfin Housing Demand Index remained relatively flat from July to August, rising slightly from 126 to 127. However, on a year-over-year basis, it is up 27.7 percent. The Demand Index is calculated using the number of Redfin customers
A new report shows that going green is gaining steam among homebuilders around the country. The Green and Multifamily and Single Family Homes 2017 SmartMarket Brief shows that at least one-third of homebuilders said that green building makes up
City living is a trend that appears to be here to stay as more people decide they want to keep city living as they age. Recently, the 2017 Aging in Cities Survey was released which involved 3,000 residents of 10 large
GOP leaders revealed an outlined for comprehensive tax reform on Wednesday. However, the National Association of Realtors believes the plan will lead to a tax on homeownership for millions. The new tax reform changes the current tax code to
As the largest generation of homebuyers, millennials are transforming the housing market and the way the process goes, according to a new report, Zillow Group Report on Consumer Housing Trends 2017. In previous generations, buyers used to search until
NRT, the nation’s largest residential real estate brokerage company, announced today the launch of ON Collaborative by Coldwell Banker Real Estate Services, LLC. Doing business as ON Collaborative, this will be a new full-service development marketing firm integrated with
Two new reports highlight the U.S. residential real estate market’s continuing balancing act. First, the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index showed that home prices are on the rise around the country, up 5.9 percent in
Though thermometers in the Midwest and East are displaying temperatures typically seen in the dead of summer, calendars show that 2018 is not-so-slowly creeping up on us. And while the 2017 residential real estate market has been a mixed
Black homeowners were hardest hit by the 2007 recession and have not been able to recover as quickly as most other homeowners. However, according to a new report from the National Association of Real Estate Brokers (NAREB), black homeownership
Recent news about the residential real estate market has painted a pretty bleak picture — one of dwindling options, driving sales down and increasing competition. However, a recent survey from the National Association of Realtors shows that consumers are
Lake Tahoe’s most expensive estate went on the market last month for a cool $75 million. Listed by ChaseInternational of Crystal Pointe, the property sits on the cliffs of Lake Tahoe’s north shore and covers 5.14 acres. The main
Expansive land mass, a thriving tech industry, easy access to two airports, local and regional transportation, an established presence in the area — and that’s just the tip of the iceberg. On paper, Chicago seems a natural fit for
While agents around the country look forward to spring homebuying season every year, there’s one major annoyance for buyers: Other buyers. To circumvent that competition, Trulia suggests that first-time homebuyers on the market for a starter home start
Nationwide, non-conventional forms of financing accounted for less than a third of the new single-family home market for the first time since 2008, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ analysis of the 2016 Census Bureau Survey of
Low inventory continued to vex the housing market and caused existing-home sales to drop 1.7 percent to 5.35 million in August from July, marking the fourth month of declines out of five, according to the National Association of Realtors.