New data shows Americans are as baffled by how real estate works as they are about cryptocurrency. According to a new Zillow survey, the study finds most Americans know more about celebrity love lives, the Kardashians, and the NFL than ...
Read More »Bubble? No Bubble? Economists Weigh In
As the market continues to hit record marks nearly unabated over the last few months, the topic of bubbles is being brought up around watercoolers and coffee machines across the country. But still, on the local level, properties are being ...
Read More »Pandemic Ripple Creates Better Market for Urban Properties
In many ways, the COVID-19 pandemic is largely behind us. Even so, ripples from early in the pandemic are still affecting the market today. According to a new report from Zillow, for the first time over a decade, it is ...
Read More »Suburban Home Values Growing Faster Than in Urban Cores
Woodinville, Washington, is Zillow's most popular market of early 2022, leading a list of fast-growing suburbs as the most in-demand places to start off the year. As more data emerges that remote work is a driving force behind fast home ...
Read More »Keeping Up With Demand
DS News spoke with industry experts about how the single-family rental sector is offering savvy investors the chance to leverage technology and trends, such as increased migration, to find opportunities in unexpected places.
Read More »Minorites Found to Pay Higher Application, Security Deposit Fees
Finding a place to rent is harder than anytime since 1984 as the low number of available units means that each available unit is receiving multiple applicants. While the Fair Housing Act prevents discrimination based on race, sex, nationality, or ...
Read More »Man vs. The Machine: Big Data in Real Estate
The role of data and technology must supplement efficiency, not supplant or replace people. There are many dangers in focusing solely on Big Data.
Read More »Outlook: Buyers and Inventory Will Return by 2024
Now is a great time to own a home, but not so much if you are trying to buy one. First-time buyers are fighting a war on multiple fronts, trying to balance rising home prices and interest rates with near ...
Read More »Your Home Probably Earned More Than You Did Last Year
There Are 2,080 work hours in a year, assuming a standard 40-hour work week, and depending on your job, your earnings may vary widely. But according to Zillow, if you owned a home last year in a major metropolitan Area, ...
Read More »Housing Inventory Plunges to Record Lows
While monthly rent slowed to their lowest rate since 2020, consumers saw the biggest decline in three years as active inventory dropped 13% year-over-year.
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