According to new research from LendingTree, home prices have risen significantly over the past two years, and paying $1 million or more for a house seems excessive as well as unattainable to most Americans. However, just because million-dollar homes aren’t ...
Read More »Homeowners Would Rather Renovate Than Sell
Still hot as ever, the housing market is continuing to find new highs in 2022 but consumers now overwhelmingly agree that the time is right to mold the space around you versus putting it on the market and finding another ...
Read More »Home Insurance Premiums Rise in 30 States
As inflation grips the country, the price of everything has been going up and home insurance is no exception. According to QuoteWizard, an online insurance marketplace and subsidiary of LendingTree, rates have increased at least 34% in some areas of ...
Read More »Gen Z Buyers Represent a ‘Growing Splash’
Nationally, Gen Z homebuyers represent approximately 10% of the market, but that number is growing in some states due to an influx of 18 to 24-year-olds.
Read More »Adding Up: Rising Rates’ Financial Impact
Mortgage rates have surpassed 5% lately, due in large part to increases to the federal interest rate by the Federal Reserve who in addition to raising the rate twice this year, is expected to have further increases for the foreseeable future. ...
Read More »16M U.S. Homes Remain Vacant Amid Housing Shortage
Although the housing market is still heating up, more than 16 million homes throughout the U.S. are sitting vacant, according to a new report from LendingTree. This poses the question, if so many homes are vacant, why are housing prices ...
Read More »New Report Examines Home Appraisal Discrimination
A new survey reveals 43% of homeowners believe discrimination played a role in the results of their home appraisal.
Read More »Where Do Homeowners Pay the Most for Insurance?
A new report reveals Americans spend an average of $2,148 for a homeowners policy of $500,000.
Read More »Nearly Half of Americans Looking to Relocate for Financial Gain
Moving South may save you more money than you think, as states like Arkansas, Missouri and West Virginia remain affordable throughout the pandemic.
Read More »Is Selling Your Home for Bitcoin a Wise Move?
The housing market’s unfettered rise over the last year has been nothing but historic as homeowners have now realized over $2.9 trillion in equity gains—but this rise has been overshadowed by an asset that has only existed since 2009: Bitcoin. Bitcoin, a universal ...
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