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’s What Homebuyers and Sellers Can Expect if the Fed Lowers Rates
If expected rate cuts come, and translate to a decline in mortgage rates, we can expect the housing market to see yet another boost as a result.
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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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Luxury is Becoming More Attainable. Here’s What Luxury Homes for Sale Look Like Around the Country
For the first time in years, the average sale price for luxury homes nationwide fell to $1.55 million in the first quarter of 2019. Living luxuriously just became more affordable–relatively speaking. For the first time…
Home Sales Surge in Florida as California Markets See Double-Digit Annual Declines in March
Home sales and prices fell year over year in San Francisco, San Jose and Orange County as housing activity surged in metros with lower home prices and tax burdens U.S. home-sale prices were essentially unchanged in…
West Coast Buyers are Now More Likely to Win the 1st Home They Bid On
San Jose, Seattle and San Diego saw big year-over-year gains in the share of homebuyers’ winning the first home they make an offer on. Another sign that the housing market is shifting toward buyers’ favor in…
Home Prices Up 0.6% in February—Smallest Year-Over-Year Gain Since March 2012
Prices fell more than 8 percent in San Francisco and San Jose, up over 10 percent in Newark, Milwaukee and Buffalo. U.S. home-sale prices increased just 0.6 percent in February compared to a year ago, to…
Home Sellers Increasingly Willing to Accept Offers From Buyers Who Need to Sell Their Own Home First
Seven percent of winning offers written by Redfin agents last month were contingent on the sale of the buyer’s home, up from less than 5 percent last year Here’s another sign that even as the spring…
Amazon’s Big Plans for Bellevue Could Spur the Seattle Suburb Back Into a Real Estate Frenzy
Home prices in Bellevue were down 6.2 percent year over year in January, but Amazon’s growth in the city could help its real estate market heat back up. There’s a spotlight on Bellevue’s real estate market…
Homebuyers Return as Pending Sales Rebound in Seattle, Silicon Valley and Boston
Pending sales spiked 15 percent in the city of Seattle in January, up 8 percent in San Jose, Silicon Valley’s central city. The market cooldown may already be over in Seattle, San Jose and Boston. Pending…