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How the New Generation Is Changing Home Buying
How the New Generation Is Changing Home Buying Young buyers are researching real estate agents and properties on social media. Content sponsor get.realtor helps you amp up your online presence. Marketing, Effective Online Marketing
Ready To Run: The Chicks’ Natalie Maines Lists Her Los Angeles Spread for $8.5 Million
Matthew Horwood/Getty Images / Realtor.com Country singer Natalie Maines is prepping to part ways with her Los Angeles home in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood. Maines, lead singer of The Chicks (formerly known as The Dixie Chicks), purchased the chic property in...
Mortgage Rates Just Hit a 2-Month High: Are High Rates the New Normal for Homebuyers?
Getty Images Mortgage rates rose yet again this week, chilling the already sluggish housing market. The average rate for a 30-year fixed home loan ticked up from 6.9% last week, to 6.94% for the week ending Feb. 29, according to Freddie Mac. With the usually busy...
The Housing Market’s Unhappy New Year: Fewer Homes Go Under Contract as Mortgage Rates Rise
Getty Images The housing market isn’t off to a good start this year. The number of homes under contract that haven’t closed yet dropped 4.9% from December to January, according to a recent report from the National Association of Realtors®. Year-over-year pending home...
Why Does Star QB Russell Wilson Have 2 Multimillion-Dollar Mansions on the Market?
Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images / Realtor.com Quarterback Russell Wilson has a number of multimillion-dollar decisions to make in the next several weeks. All signs point to him being cut by the Denver Broncos in mid-March, with several other teams reportedly waiting to snap...
Maryland Contemporary With Interior Catwalk Struts Onto the Market for $3.3M
Realtor.com A modern, four-bedroom mansion in Bethesda, MD, just hit the market for $3,295,000. Built in 2003, the glass, wood, and concrete structure boasts a 5,373-square-foot, open floor plan overlooking the Potomac River. According to the listing, the striking...
Yo-Ho-Ho! Nautical-Themed SoCal Property Sails Onto the Market for $1.2M
Realtor.com Ahoy there, adventure seekers! Get ready to drop anchor at this 1-acre property in Redlands, CA. With a “nautical-inspired theme” inside and out, this playful abode just splashed onto the market for $1.2 million. From a sea captain statue (with peg...
Charming California Craftsman Hits the Market in Berkeley for Less Than a Million Bucks
Realtor.com A 1930 Craftsman-style home in Berkeley, CA, is available for $949,000. The two-bedroom build at 2370 Hilgard Avenue was designed by the architect J.W. Oliver, according to the listing, and still sports much of the original detailing so characteristic of...
NBA Superstar Wilt Chamberlain’s Iconic Bel-Air Bachelor Pad Finally Scores a Buyer. What’s Next?
Getty Images / Realtor.com There’s been a lot of speculation about the ultimate fate of NBA superstar Wilt Chamberlain’s storied and luxurious Bel-Air, CA, mansion. Once the ultimate symbol of swinging-bachelor decadence, the brutalist-style dwelling from the 1970s...
Small Yet Mighty: 10 Towns Where Tiny Homes Are Trending Big-Time
Photo-illustration by Realtor.com. Source: Getty Images Although many Americans embrace McMansions and a “bigger is better” philosophy when it comes to homes, a small yet vibrant countermovement has been growing: a desire to downsize, simplify, and move into a tiny...