Industry News

After a lifetime of hard work, two-plus years of dealing with COVID-19, and the current uncertain stretch of economic rockiness right around the curve, many older adults are chomping at the bit to exit the 9-to-5 hustle. Pronto. But, for more Americans, the idea of...

Rents continued their unprecedented surge upward in June—but there are signs that it won’t last forever. The median rent across the 50 largest metros climbed 14.1% year over year, to a median of $1,876, setting the record for highest rent ever tallied by Realtor.com®...

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 5.54% as of July 21, according to data released by Freddie Mac on Thursday. That’s up 3 basis points from the previous week—one basis point is equal to one hundredth of a percentage point, or 1% of 1%. The average rate on the...

In the wake of the devastating housing crash of the late aughts—and the Great Recession it helped trigger—protections were put in place. Bad mortgages were scuttled. Lenders became far choosier on who could qualify for loans. Laws were passed to ensure the world’s...

Woo-hoo! You’ve decided to buy a new-construction home in a pretty, woodsy development, complete with that never-been-lived-in smell. But we’re here with a reality check to make sure you keep your money in your pocket where it belongs. Because even if you locked in a...

The nation’s fastest-growing cities are more like popular suburbs located just outside of the hottest real estate markets. And they are all clustered in just two states: Texas and Arizona. During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, smaller cities just beyond the city...

It turns out, milk isn’t the only thing that can turn sour in your home. Besides all the obvious food items that can go bad and wreak havoc in your kitchen, a surprising number of household items can (and do) expire, often without any clear signs that they are past...

Small groups of neighborhood volunteers are blocking companies from buying single-family homes, rewriting homeownership rulebooks to thwart investor purchases of suburban housing. These groups, called homeowner associations, spend much of their time enforcing rules...

Climate change seems like an abstract concept—albeit an existentially scary one—to many Americans. What’s less abstract is skyrocketing energy costs. That all-too-tangible burden is something more homeowners are dealing with each month in the face of colder winters...

Russia’s deadly invasion of Ukraine has set much of the world on edge, with many fearing this could become the largest conflict since World War II. Russian airstrikes battering Ukrainian cities and bases have already roiled financial markets around the globe, rippling...