Buy & Sell
30% Home Financing Rule Is Dead; Here’s the New Rule for First-Time Buyers Amid Housing Affordability Crisis
US Home Sales Fell To Lowest Level Ever Recorded Despite Declining Mortgage Rates
US Buyers Must Earn $80,000 To Afford a Typical Starter Home; Median Earners Priced Out of 25 Housing Markets
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Gov. Gavin Newsom Expedites Temporary Housing For Residents In Areas Struck By LA Wildfires
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Pasadena Native Lost Her House To LA Wildfires One Day After Paying Off Her Mortgage: 'It's Gone'
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How The Mircale Malibu Mansion And Pacific Palisades Home Survived The Devastating LA Fires
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What Happens To Your Mortgage And Property Tax When You Lose Your Home In A Natural Disaster?
Falling mortgage rates can create unique circumstances in the US housing market. Here's how sellers can benefit or put themselves at a disadvantage if they sell their home when mortgage rates are declining. 
Cape Cod Couple Struggles To Sell $1 Million Home Due to Nearby Pickleball Court
The homeowner has taken the property off the market after failing to find a buyer after eight months. 
Real Estate Tips: A Step-By-Step Home Buying Checklist for 2024
To help you close on your dream home, we created a home-buying guide that considers recent changes in the home-buying process. 
5 US Housing Markets Where Buyers Have the Most and Least Power: Report
Housing markets where buyers have the most buying power have a growing number of homes for sale and decelerating price growths. 
Buyers are Now Required to Negotiate Real Estate Agent Fees, Broker Commissions Upfront
The changes are part of a $418 million court settlement involving the National Association of Relators (NAR). Here Are the Five Hottest Housing Markets in the US in 2024
In some of the hottest zip codes in the US, homes spent 32 to 45 fewer days on the market in the first half of 2024. 
Investors Bought One in Six Homes in the US in Q2 2024, Marking Largest Increase in Two Years: Report
Investor purchases totaled $43 billion in the second quarter of 2024, also marking the largest gain recorded since 2022. 
A Record 60,000 Buyers Backed Out of Home Deals in July Amid Election Fears, Soaring Prices
The canceled home-purchase agreements in July accounted for 15.8% of all homes that went under contract in the same period. 
Should You Wait for Mortgage Rates To Fall Before Buying a Home? Here’s What Experts Say
Mortgage rates have fallen to 6.49%, the lowest recorded in over a year. The housing market has been tough for hopeful buyers over the last few years, but with mortgage rates now declining, the market could potentially see a rise in demand. 
Renting Is Now $1,000 Cheaper Than Buying a Starter Home in the US: Report
In some metro areas, buying a home costs $1,944 more than renting. Renters in the United States could now save an extra $1,000 a month compared to those looking to buy their first starter home.
