A beautiful lawn can add serious value to your home, increasing your home's price by 5%. Landscaping improvements often offer 100% or more ROI.
Housing sentiment inched up as Fannie Mae’s index rose to 71.8. Job loss fears fell, home price and mortgage rate outlooks improved, but buying conditions declined.
New research shows people living within 30 miles of the ocean or gulf tend to live longer. Florida has the longest coastline in the continental U.S.
Experts still expect a busier-than-usual hurricane season, though they're less certain about the outlook. Warm ocean waters could lead to more storms ahead.
Rates on 30-year mortgages fell to 6.63%, the lowest since April, from 6.72% last week, while 15-year rates dropped to 5.75% from 5.85%.
Newly built homes are more plentiful nationwide and a better value on a per-square foot basis, particularly in the South, Realtor.com said.
The initiative promotes local policy solutions, infrastructure upgrades and partnerships to tackle housing supply and affordability challenges nationwide.
A growing number of buyers are pausing their searches due to economic uncertainty, while more sellers are pulling listings.
Buyers have more options this fall as inventory grows. While prices may rise more slowly, high mortgage rates continue to weigh on affordability.
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