Real Estate

Real Estate

The New Rules of Home Selling: 5 Secrets To Fetch a Price Beyond Your Wildest Dreams

By Tara Mastroeni February 23, 2022 (Getty Images) By now, everyone has heard hushed stories from starry-eyed sellers of just how quickly their modest homes recently sold—for way over asking price. [...]

The New Rules of Home Selling: 5 Secrets To Fetch a Price Beyond Your Wildest DreamsBethany Haskell2023-02-21T13:05:19-08:00

‘The Major Question Is Whether Rising Rates Will Quench Housing Demand’: Existing-Home Sales Surge Higher, but Could Be Set for a Downturn

By Jacob PassyFeb 18, 2022 (Getty Images) The numbers: Existing-home sales increased by nearly 7% between December and January, hitting a seasonally-adjusted, annual rate of 6.5 million, the National Association of [...]

‘The Major Question Is Whether Rising Rates Will Quench Housing Demand’: Existing-Home Sales Surge Higher, but Could Be Set for a DownturnBethany Haskell2023-02-21T10:13:35-08:00

9 Easy, Fast, Pain-Free Ways To Save Up for a House

By Janet SirotoFeb 17, 2022 (Getty Images) Buying a house typically requires some serious savings. After all, with the median home price hovering at $375,000, a 20% down payment amounts to $75,000. [...]

9 Easy, Fast, Pain-Free Ways To Save Up for a HouseBethany Haskell2023-12-14T12:22:25-08:00

Real Estate’s Hottest Markets Right Now Will Surprise You—Especially No. 1

By Margaret HeidenryFeb 15, 2022 (Getty Images / Realtor.com) Despite winter’s deep freeze, many of America’s real estate markets are already heating up. And even though cold temperatures tend to get people dreaming [...]

Real Estate’s Hottest Markets Right Now Will Surprise You—Especially No. 1Bethany Haskell2023-02-21T10:14:48-08:00

5 Reasons Pending Sales Fall Through in Real Estate

By Kathleen WillcoxFeb 10, 2022 (Getty Images) When a home’s status changes to sale pending, it means the seller has accepted the buyer’s offer and both parties are ready to move [...]

5 Reasons Pending Sales Fall Through in Real EstateBethany Haskell2023-02-21T10:15:05-08:00

The New Rules of Homebuying Today: 5 Secrets To Succeed in a Red-Hot Market

By Tara MastroeniFeb 7, 2022 Getty Images Here’s an understatement for you: Buying a home today is not the same as it used to be. In fact, it’s a whole [...]

The New Rules of Homebuying Today: 5 Secrets To Succeed in a Red-Hot MarketBethany Haskell2023-02-21T10:15:26-08:00

The Middle Class Feels the Sting of the Housing Shortage and High Prices

By Clare TrapassoFeb 7, 2022 (Getty Images) The turbocharged housing market is hurting middle-class homebuyers stymied by a double whammy of fast-rising prices and a dearth of properties for sale. Since the [...]

The Middle Class Feels the Sting of the Housing Shortage and High PricesBethany Haskell2023-02-21T11:28:20-08:00

Buying a First Home Costs More Than You Think, Especially Now

By Veronica DagherFeb 4, 2022 (Photo by Ross Martin for The Wall Street Journal) Buying a first home is always stressful. Buying now, with property price increases eating into savings [...]

Buying a First Home Costs More Than You Think, Especially NowBethany Haskell2023-02-22T11:18:15-08:00

What Is Car Siding? The Hottest Trend Since Shiplap, Explained

By Jennifer Kelly GeddesFeb 3, 2022 (Photo by Regan Baker Design Inc.) If reality TV shows are a harbinger of hot new trends that may soon take over American homes, [...]

What Is Car Siding? The Hottest Trend Since Shiplap, ExplainedBethany Haskell2023-02-21T10:16:13-08:00

Just How High Will Mortgage Interest Rates Rise—and How Fast? A Reality Check for Homebuyers Today

By Janet SirotoFeb 2, 2022 (Getty Images) If you’re shopping for a new home now or are hoping to this spring, you probably feel your heart racing a little. The [...]

Just How High Will Mortgage Interest Rates Rise—and How Fast? A Reality Check for Homebuyers TodayBethany Haskell2023-02-21T10:16:28-08:00