Your Guide to the Housing Market in 2024 The challenging housing market conditions that dominated 2023 are easing, but buyers and sellers must take action to stay ahead. Kiplinger · Mar 12, 2024
This Marketing VP Swapped NYC for Gainesville, Florida to Afford a $250,000 Two-Bedroom Cottage "I didn't want to 'wait' until I had a partner." Marie Claire · Mar 11, 2024
June Best Month To List Homes For Sale Learn about the best time to list homes for sale, impact of mortgage rates on buyer activity, and recent trends in the housing market. Top News · Mar 8, 2024
BILT Credit Card: Rent Payments Earn Big Rewards With the BILT credit card, get travel rewards on rent payments and grow your credit score. Kiplinger · Mar 7, 2024
How a Black Miami neighborhood became ‘ground zero for climate gentrification’ A documentary, Razing Liberty Square, examines the plight of families in Liberty City as developers ‘revitalize’ community on desirable higher land The Guardian - US · Jan 29, 2024
These are the top Zillow search terms of 2023 – people want fireplaces, walk-in closets, and (unexpectedly) granite counters Zillow released its top 10 search terms of 2023, and fireplaces, walk-in closets, open floor plans and granite countertops made the list. This is what H&G editors think about the trends Homes & Gardens · Jan 21, 2024
50 Images Of “Cursed” Cats Causing Mayhem Everywhere They Go We've had cursed cakes, cursed shirts, even cursed Zillow ads. But now, it's time for cats. The post 50 Images Of “Cursed” Cats Causing Mayhem Everywhere They Go first appeared on Bored Panda. Bored Panda · Jan 19, 2024
5 renovation projects that will add value to your home in 2024 The renovations projects that will add value to your home in 2024, and a couple that definitely won't. Homes & Gardens · Jan 14, 2024
There’s a flicker of life in the housing market as average mortgage payments plummet nearly $400 over 2 months and buyers start to stir again, Redfin says The median mortgage payment fell 14% to $2,361 in December from a record high in October, when mortgage rates hit a 23-year peak. Fortune · Jan 4, 2024
Zillow’s chief economist published a New Year’s ‘Housing Market Resolutions’ list. It reveals just how bad the situation is From the lock-in effect, to the housing shortage, to mortgage rates and more—here’s what Zillow’s chief economist is wishing for in this year’s housing market. Fortune · Jan 3, 2024
End 2024 in Style. Buy These 3 Unusually Active Options to Hold Until 2025. While it's unknown how the major indexes will perform in 2024, the past year that's nearly in the books has been good. Several long-duration options were unusually active on Thursday. Here are three to hold until 2025. Barchart · Dec 29, 2023
Buying a typical home now takes up a record 40% of your income, but Zillow expects that to ease ‘just a bit’ in 2024 Homebuyers will have more housing options and “a bit more affordability breathing room,” Zillow’s economists predict in a recent report. Fortune · Dec 1, 2023
Home prices could drop next year, but don’t expect that to solve the affordability crisis, bank exec says Morgan Stanley forecasts a 3% drop in home prices next year—just half of the 6% price increase this year. Fortune · Nov 28, 2023
Zillow Cuts Estimate For Home Prices In 2023 High mortgage rates and the increase in the inventory of homes for sale are putting downward pressure on prices. International Business Times · Nov 27, 2023
The Guardian - US · Nov 6, 2023 Why we can’t stop looking at homes we’ll never own Property listings are Elle Hunt’s biggest weakness. Introducing her new column about modern happiness, why am I like this?
Fortune · Nov 5, 2023 Housing affordability is so strained that 1 in 5 couples ask for down payment cash on their wedding registry. Your friends and family would rather give you cash to go to Mexico Home prices are soaring, and down payment funds are becoming popular wedding registry items. But couples receive more on average asking for a honeymoon.
Fortune · Nov 1, 2023 Housing market affordability is so bad that Zillow says it will take you 13.5 years to break even on a purchase from July onward This ‘crucial milestone’ that signifies financial stability will be lost on new homeowners for more than a decade.
Fortune · Nov 1, 2023 Real-estate industry rocked by $1.8 billion verdict finding ‘conspiracy’ to force sellers to pay illegal commission fees Warren Buffett's HomeServices was among the defendants found liable for a verdict that could climb to more than $5 billion.
Fortune · Oct 21, 2023 Zillow revises its 2024 home price forecast downward for second month in a row. Here’s why Are we on the brink of a "housing recession" as existing home sales plummet to 2010 levels? Zillow is doubling down on its prediction on home prices.
Fortune · Oct 20, 2023 The housing winter arrives early as existing-home sales crash to Great Recession levels and the long-feared ‘deep freeze’ sets in Zillow warned in May that housing would enter a “deep freeze” if mortgage rates hit 8%. They came anyway—and existing home sales hit a 13-year low.
Fortune · Oct 9, 2023 The U.S. housing market has gotten so expensive that income would have to jump 55% to make buying 'affordable,' real estate executive says Personal incomes would have to soar to make up for the higher home payments created by rising mortgage rates.
Zenger · Oct 2, 2023 U.S. Housing Boom Benefits Downsizers As Market Soars Appreciation in property values creates windfall for homeowners looking to downsize, says Zillow economist.
Kiplinger · Sep 26, 2023 When Renting Is Smarter Than Buying There are some situations when renting is smarter than buying. You're not necessarily throwing your money away when you rent.
Fortune · Sep 20, 2023 Zillow once again shifts its 2024 home price forecast. Here's why In August, Zillow predicted that U.S. home prices were poised to increase 6.5% over the next 12 months, but now it is revising that estimate to 4.9%.
The Guardian - US · Sep 6, 2023 ‘Totally devastating’: borrowers on the start of student loan repayment Reprieve experienced over the last three years by as many as 43 million Americans comes to an end as payments begin