With the latest tax plan that is expected to give Americans a larger tax return, many plan to spend their tax cuts on larger houses and home renovations in 2018, according to a new report from Zillow. Zillow estimates

Home sales across America are expected to continue rising throughout 2018 thanks to the nation’s stronger economy. The National Association of Realtors’ Chief Economist Lawrence Yun predicted the increase in sales during his 2018 mid year forecast. According to

                  Determining how much they could spend on a home was the most frequently named financing concern among a third of all U.S. buyers during the home buying process. A major

Low inventory is impacting home sales across the country and one of the categories that have been hardest hit are entry-level homes. However, according to the latest survey from Builder Online, builders are starting to hone in on starter

Luxury home prices rise nearly 8 percent to average sales price of $1.8 million in the first quarter of 2018, according to a new report from Redfin. An analysis of over 1,000 cities by Redfinindicates prices of the top five percent

In the past year, appraisals are more likely to be in line with, or even higher than, owners estimate. Appraised values were just 0.33 percent lower than what homeowners expected, according to National Quicken Loans Home Price Perception Index.

While the overwhelming majority of homebuyers are married couples, it is women who make up the larger share of sales among single people, according to the National Association of Realtors. Single women are the second-most common homebuyer, accounting for

Home prices are creeping up across the country as inventory continues to hover near all-time lows, according to the National Association of Realtors first quarter report. Total existing home sales declined slightly in the first quarter of 2018 versus

Amazon and Lennar announced its new partnership to provide Alexa-enabled smart homes in certain markets across the country. Homebuyers can get homes that come with features that can be controlled with Alexa including Wi-Fi, smart locks, doorbells, thermostats and

Household wealth is increasing among America’s Hispanic population, according to The Hispanic Wealth Project’s 2018 Annual Report. The Hispanic Wealth Project has been working to achieve their goal set in 2014 of tripling Hispanic household wealth by 2024. One

Most Americans think home prices in their area are going to rise, but the majority also still think that now is a good time to buy, according to the latest Gallup poll. Gallup’s annual Economy and Personal Finance poll

Today’s graduates are more likely to be living with their parents than graduates from the previous decade. According to Zillow’s analysis of 2016 Census data, 28 percent of recent graduates live with their parents — up from 19 percent

Agents and brokers who are embedding Google Maps into their listings will now have to pay to do so. The Google Maps application programing interface (API) allows agents and brokers to embed maps into listings on their websites. This

Homebuyers hoping to own a new home by summer may have to be more patient, according to a recent report by realtor.com. The seasonally adjusted numbers in the latest residential sales report released by the U.S. Census Bureau and U.S. Department of

As of the first quarter of the year, over 5 million properties were underwater with a mortgage at least 25 percent more than the property’s estimated market value.  The 5.2 million properties account for 9.5 percent of all U.S. properties

Listing your home on a Wednesday tends to be more profitable than listing on any other day of the week, according to a new study by Redfin. The study analyzed 100,000 homes sold in 2017 and compared the sales