The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) filed a discrimination complaint against Facebook Aug. 17. HUD claims that the company violated the Fair Housing Act by allowing landlords and home sellers to target or exclude users from

Compass announced today that it will be expanding its nationwide brokerage to Atlanta. The company’s first area brokerage will be led by Jim Getzinger and Jere Metcalf, previously of Atlanta Fine Homes Sotheby’s International Realty, along with Jason Wieloch, previously

Two reports on the state of housing finance this week show that mortgage borrowers are still faring well financially despite some recent economic headwinds. The national foreclosure rate reached its lowest point since 2006, according to a report on May

The Department of Housing and Urban Development recently announced that it is looking for public comments regarding plans on “streamlining” the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing Rule, an Obama-era rule on desegregation. The rule was designed to help cities and

More Americans are becoming homeowners, particularly young adults. But the homes they are living in are generally older. Data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s most recent American Community Survey showed that in 2016, the median age of all owner-occupied

Updated guidance from the IRS related to federal tax cuts passed at the end of 2017 confirmed that many real estate professionals should be able to claim a substantial income deduction once they file their 2018 tax returns, in

Redfin’s direct home-buying program, Redfin Now, is no longer in testing phase. Redfin recently announced that it has doubled down, making direct home-buying its long-term business plan. Redfin Now buys and lists homes, making an offer to the homeowner

Millennials want to buy a home, but they continue to view homeownership as unattainable amid rapidly increasing prices and increasingly limited inventory across the market, according to the CoreLogic Home Price Index (HPI) and HPI Forecast for June 2018.

For those under the age of 24, a career in construction is a rare goal. According The Wall Street Journal, many parents these days may feel they have failed their child if they do not receive a college education.

As the homebuying season reaches its peak for the year, sales in the luxury market continued to grow at a record pace in July. Prices in 19 major luxury markets saw double digit growth, according to the realtor.com 2018

A recent Realtor.com survey of more than 1,000 new homeowners concludes that pet ownership plays a vital role in selecting a home. Most pet owners consider their furry, feathered, or scaly friends as family, but 75 percent of pet-owning buyers

Economic growth often leads to increased home values, but why are some cities overwhelmingly surpassing others? A new report from Zillow finds zoning restrictions seem to have an impact on growing home values. From Zillow’s data, the medium and

Choosing an investment strategy can be a nerve-racking and difficult decision. For years, investing in real estate has been a popular choice for a lot of Americans, but a new survey found that’s no longer the case. In a

The national median home price for existing single-family homes reached an all-time high, edging up to $269,000, 5.3 percent higher than the second quarter of 2017, according to the latest quarterly report by the National Association of Realtors. As

Source: homes.com Purchasing a home is meant to be a joyful accomplishment, but many Americans find it more stressful than any other major life event. A new survey from Homes.com found that nearly 40 percent of Americans said purchasing

Last month, the Miami Herald reported that an effort to crack down on money laundering through real estate purchases in Miami-Dade County could be expanded nationwide. In a July 31 statement made to McClatchy and the Miami Herald, Florida