Bidding War Winners Are Getting Cold Feet
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mickeycai
- Jul 29, 2021
- 1 min
Most Appealing Short-Term Rental Features
©kupicoo - Getty Images Short-term rentals are in demand as an alternative to hotels for travel stays. Travelers ranked price and...
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mickeycai
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
Foreign Home Buyers Put Less Stock in U.S. Real Estate
© Yuichiro Chino - Moment/Getty Images Foreign homebuying activity is dropping in the U.S., even as overall housing demand soars. Foreign...
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mickeycai
- Jul 26, 2021
- 1 min
Homeowners Are Renting Out Their Pools for Extra Cash
© Thomas Barwick - DigitalVision/Getty Images Homeowners are listing their underused private pools online to rent them out for a few...
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mickeycai
- Jul 23, 2021
- 2 min
Cash Buyers Scoop Up a Third of Homes
© Yulia Reznikov - Moment/Getty Images More wealthy consumers are closing with all-cash transactions, helping them to triumph in bidding...
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mickeycai
- Jul 21, 2021
- 3 min
How Vulnerable to Cyberattacks Are Commercial Buildings?
© zf L - Moment/Getty Images At first blush, the ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline in May and a hacker’s attempt to poison the water...
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mickeycai
- Jul 19, 2021
- 1 min
A Third of Americans Say Their Dream Home Is Attainable
©gorodenkoff - Getty Images One in three consumers believes their dream home is financially attainable one day, according to a new survey...
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mickeycai
- Jul 16, 2021
- 1 min
More Trade-Up Buyers Use Reverse Mortgages to Finance Move
©William_Potter - Getty Images More home buyers are using reverse mortgages to purchase their next home. A new study finds that a quarter...
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mickeycai
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
Consumers Still Overestimate Down Payment Requirements
© kroach - iStock/Getty Images Plus The majority of consumers continue to mistakenly believe they need at least a 20% down payment to...
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mickeycai
- Jul 12, 2021
- 2 min
94% of Listings Don’t Include a Virtual Tour
©lookslike - Getty Images Many real estate agents may be missing out on a big opportunity to market their listings online through virtual...
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mickeycai
- Jul 9, 2021
- 2 min
Seller Optimism Has Never Been So High
©Catherine Falls Commercial - Getty Images Seventy-seven percent of consumers say it’s a good time to sell a home—a record high,...
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mickeycai
- Jul 7, 2021
- 2 min
Short-Term Rentals Prove to Be Investment Gold
©borchee - Getty Images According to a Trip Advisor survey from this spring, more than two-thirds of Americans said they plan to travel...
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mickeycai
- Jul 6, 2021
- 1 min
30-Year Mortgage Rate Drops Below 3% Again
©thianchai sitthikongsak - Getty Images Home buyers had another chance to snag lower rates this week. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage...
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mickeycai
- Jul 2, 2021
- 1 min
Solar Panels Boost Home Value by 56%, Study Shows
Homes with solar panels tend to list 56% above the average home price, according to a new analysis from Porch.com, a home improvement...
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mickeycai
- Jun 30, 2021
- 1 min
Startup Launches Credit Card to Save for Down Payment
A real estate startup wants to help renters become homeowners. Bilt Technologies has teamed with Evolve Bank & Trust and Mastercard to...
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mickeycai
- Jun 28, 2021
- 1 min
Mortgage Rates Rise Above 3%
For the first time in 10 weeks, mortgage rates inched above 3%—and the era of 2% rates may be over. “As the economy progresses and...
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mickeycai
- Jun 25, 2021
- 2 min
Hope for Greater Inventory as Home Sales Slip Again
Limited housing supply and strong buyer demand caused existing-home sales to drop for the fourth consecutive month, falling 0.9% in May,...
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mickeycai
- Jun 23, 2021
- 2 min
Even $600K ‘Nightmare’ House Fetches Multiple Offers
Housing inventories are so scarce that even “nightmare” listings are going under contract quickly and for above list price. The real...
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mickeycai
- Jun 21, 2021
- 2 min
Is the 20% Down Payment Goal Impractical?
Skyrocketing home values may make it more difficult for buyers to put 20% down on a home, particularly for first-time home buyers and...
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mickeycai
- Jun 18, 2021
- 2 min
Lumber Prices Are Dropping Fast
June 16, 2021 Lumber prices are falling quickly from record highs, and that may be happening at the right time for the new-home market....
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