How to Sell Your House in 2019
So, you have found yourself at that point of selling your house and moving on. Maybe you’re downsizing to a smaller house because the kids have finally left the nest, or you got a job in…
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…
More Home-Sellers are Dropping Their Prices Than in Previous Winters as Buyers Seize More Control of the Market
More than one in five homes for sale nationwide dropped its price in the last month. In Fresno it was two in five. More than any time in the past few years, 2019 is shaping up…
Buffalo, Grand Rapids and Omaha Are Now the Nation’s Fastest Housing Markets
The typical home in these affordable, inland metros spends less than 30 days on market. Buffalo, New York; Grand Rapids, Michigan and Omaha, Nebraska—all areas where the typical home costs less than the national median—were home…
How to Buy Your First Home Like an Economist
7 tips and takeaways from Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather. Buying a first home is exciting–and completely overwhelming. It’s loaded with questions and pain points–even for those who make it their job to know about…
Sales of New Homes Down 8% in January
New-home sales fell year over year in all four major U.S. regions. Sales of new single-family homes fell 8 percent year over year in January, the fifth consecutive month of year-over-year declines in new-home sales. But…
How Many Trees Can Be Saved With Fully Digital Home Closings?
eClosings save time and stress—and they have the potential to save more than 100,000 trees per year. Anyone who has purchased a home knows there’s a lot of paperwork to read through and sign at the…
Snowbirds Make Up One in Five New Yorkers Looking to Leave Town
One in ten New Yorkers looking to leave are searching in Florida According to Redfin’s fourth quarter migration data, over a third of New Yorkers searching Redfin’s real estate listing website were looking to leave the…
14 Home-Staging Tips from Redfin Concierge
Design and staging secrets on how to update your home and attract buyers without a major investment. With 2019’s housing market off to a modest start, sellers must seek to stand out. With more homes…
Home Price Growth Edged Up Nationally in January While the West Coast Began Seeing Red
Homebuyers are in the strongest position in years as the supply of homes for sale grows at fastest rate since May 2015 The housing market started off 2019 with buyers in a much better position than…