El Paso, TX is the Most Affordable City to Buy a Home in 2019
We take a closer look at El Paso, the most affordable metro area to purchase a home in 2019 with a median home sale price of $162,000.
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Here are the Most (And Least) Affordable Metros for Getting Married and Buying a Home in the Same Year
If you’re torn between spending your wedding budget on a party or a down payment, our data compares the national average wedding cost with the median home list price and average down payments.
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St. Louis, Chicago and Cleveland Are the Most Affordable Areas for Construction Workers to Buy Homes
We took a look at the most affordable places for construction workers to buy a home, along with the least affordable.
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Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Forgive Student Debt Could Help Millennials Buy Homes 3 Years Faster
Under Elizabeth Warren’s plan to cancel up to $50,000 of student loan debt, a typical aspiring homeowner currently laden with student debt could save a down payment three years faster.
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Here Come the Tech IPOs: Redfin Agents Say the San Francisco Housing Market Is Heating Back Up
Home prices in San Francisco fell year over year for two months straight, but Redfin agents predict this year’s tech IPOs will change that.
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Just 10% of Nashville Homes Are Affordable to Local Musicians, Down From 50% Five Years Ago
For musicians in Nashville, just 10% of homes are affordable. The city’s $500M commitment to affordable housing—along with a request for $250 million from the private sector—is aiming to change that.
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Priced Out of Moving Up in 2018? This Spring, the Same Monthly Budget Can Buy $25,000+ More House
Move-up buyers can afford to buy a $26,000 more expensive home in the Seattle area than they could last year thanks to falling interest rates and stalling home prices. Last October when mortgage rates were at…
In Atlanta, Nearly Half of Homes For Sale Are Affordable on the Nation’s Median Income. In San Francisco? Less Than 1%.
Redfin’s new affordability tool allows users to visualize and compare housing affordability on different incomes and in different parts of the country. In the Atlanta metro area, 45.7 percent of homes currently for sale are affordable…
In Microsoft’s Hometown of Redmond, WA, Just 22% of Homes Are Affordable to Its Own Engineers—The Company’s Affordable Housing Pledge Could Help Change That
Microsoft’s $500 million commitment to affordable housing could help ease the Seattle area’s affordability crisis and make way for more diverse communities. When Microsoft announced its $500 million commitment to affordable housing at the beginning of…
Eliminating Single-Family Neighborhoods in Minneapolis is Less “Revolution,” More “Smart Evolution”
As population has begun to surge in Minneapolis, the city gets ahead of a potential affordability crisis in a way that other cities should emulate. Minneapolis made national headlines in December when the City Council voted…