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By Sara Ventiera May 24, 2021 After the long pandemic year, city life is reawakening across the country, just in time for a #HotVaxSummer. But that hasn’t tamped down the demand for homes in the suburbs, where you can often get many of the amenities of urban life along with, say, a real home office and […]

That’s roughly equal to the GDP of France, or the combined market value of Amazon and Facebook. Redfin forecasts a record $2.53 trillion worth of home sales in America in 2021—a 17% year-over-year gain that would mark the largest annual increase in percentage terms since 2013. To put $2.53 trillion into perspective, it’s roughly equal […]

The coronavirus pandemic raised the temperature considerably on the nation’s housing market. The past year has been marked by soaring prices, logic-defying offers over asking price, and steep competition as sellers have been hesitant to put their homes up for sale. But the heart-pumping, bank account–depleting housing market frenzy could die down—at least a little—in the […]

Dealing with bad neighbors is a delicate business.  Here’s how to  improve things on the block. Figuring out how to deal with bad neighbors can be a major struggle. There’s nothing worse than buying a house and then realizing you have nightmare neighbors. But you don’t just have to grin and bear your neighbors’ undesirable behavior or […]

June 18, 2020 Amid the current economic uncertainty of COVID-19, 2020 is proving to be an interesting time for the housing market and its effects on real estate market trends. As these trends have evolved and continue to develop, it’s important to understand the current real estate market trends and also look back at trends […]

The housing market is back—and then some. Despite the crippling and ongoing coronavirus pandemic, millions out of work, a recession, a national reckoning over systemic racism, and a highly contentious presidential election just around the corner, the residential real estate market is staging an astonishing rebound. Median home prices shot up 6.2% year over year […]

One of the few silver linings for real estate in the middle of this devastating coronavirus pandemic has been record-low mortgage interest rates. And housing experts predict those ultralow rates will likely fall even further—venturing into the unprecedented 2% range. That could give the flagging housing market—deeply hampered by state and local lockdowns, uncertainty about […]

When you’re in the market for a new place to live, finding the right neighborhood is everything. But in our current state, with shelter-in-place orders in full effect in many areas (and mere common sense limiting people’s excursions), scoping out a new neighborhood can be a little more challenging. But with some online detective work and […]

The real estate market—and daily life—has been completely upended in just a few weeks. Yet maybe in spite of it all, you’ve managed to find a home you love and are ready to make an offer. Congratulations! But as you hover on the brink of what is potentially the biggest investment of your life, amid […]

Spring is finally here—and with it has come an order to stay at home for the foreseeable future because of the novel coronavirus. But while this mandate may be monotonous (the same four walls, the same daily routine), it can also be very good news for your garden. You’ll be sheltering in place, but that still means […]