Home Sales Rise in May
May home sales ticked slightly higher year-over-year, ending a 9-month streak of declines, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report. At the same time, inventory […]
Residential Real Estate
Google to Invest $1 Billion in the San Francisco Bay Area Housing Market
In an effort to alleviate the acute housing shortage in the San Francisco Bay Area, internet-giant Google said it would allocate $1 billion toward building […]
The Most Affordable U.S. Cities to Get Married and Buy a Home
Cleveland, Detroit and Pittsburgh are the most affordable places where couples can throw a wedding and also cover a down payment on their first home, according to a new report from […]
A Class Action Lawsuit Seeks to Eliminate Commissions for Buyers’ Brokers
Should a home seller be required to pay for the buyer’s side of the transaction, especially when the buyer’s expenses include negotiating against the seller? […]
A Home Flipping Startup Enlists the Help of Uber Drivers to Locate Homes
A new real estate startup named CORI is looking to flip houses with help from Uber drivers, according to an article in The Wall Street […]
9.1 Percent of All U.S. Properties Now Seriously Underwater
Based on ATTOM Data Solutions’ Q1 2019 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, at the end of the first quarter of 2019, more than 5.2 […]
The Average Property Tax in U.S. Reached $3,498 in 2018
According to ATTOM Data Solutions 2018 property tax analysis of more than 87 million U.S. single family homes, property taxes levied on single family homes […]
Zillow and Keller Williams Expand their Home Flipping Business
Next month, Keller Williams will launch an iBuyer offering, which will be called “Keller Offers.” Keller Offers will initially launch in the Dallas/Fort Worth market, […]
Zillow Launches Free 3D Home Tours in the U.S. and Canada
Zillow added a feature called 3D Home to its site and app that lets you step from virtual room to virtual room as you’re shopping […]
Re/Max Beats Q1 Earnings Estimates
RE/MAX Holdings (NYSE: RMAX) reported Q1 EPS of $0.48, $0.01 better than the analyst estimate of $0.47. Revenue for the quarter came in at $71.2 million […]