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Is there anything cooler than living in a loft? Sure, we love townhouses and condos, but ‘loft’ has a certain ring to it. A loft generally has high ceilings, an open floor plan, and large windows topped off with an

Meanwhile, San Francisco has experienced a flood of homes for sale as Americans flee dense, expensive cities. America’s housing shortage was intense before the coronavirus hit, with the number of homes for sale slumping 7% year over year in February.

Nearly 55% of Redfin offers for homes faced bidding wars in August. Competition is still fierce in coastal California, and the market is also hot in more affordable places like Sacramento and Phoenix. Nationwide, 54.5% of Redfin offers on homes

Record-low inventory of homes for sale has “created a complete storm of insanity,” in small, affordable markets like Boise, which is seeing an influx of buyers leaving the West Coast. Key housing market takeaways for 434 U.S. metro areas during

Buying a home is one of the biggest decisions and purchases a person may make. Not only does it come with the financial responsibility of paying a mortgage, but also making sure to keep up on your home maintenance. If

Key takeaways for the 4-week period ending August 23: New listings of homes for sale were up 4% from a year ago—the largest increase since the four-week period ending March 15—but active listings continued to fall, down 28% from 2019.

You’ve been house hunting for weeks, possibly months, and now you’ve finally found a beautiful home that would be just perfect for your family. Already familiar with how to make an offer on a house, you submit what you believe

Historically low rates are motivating homebuyers even though prices were up 8.2% year over year in July, effectively cancelling out the 6.9% increase in purchasing power. A homebuyer with a $2,500 monthly housing budget can afford a home priced $33,250

But prices of small homes were up 8.1% year over year in July, compared with 6.7% for large homes, reflecting the continuing importance of affordability for homebuyers. The typical home that sold in the four weeks ending August 16 was

A savvy homebuyer will schedule a home inspection for any home they’re serious about buying. After all, who wants to find out after moving into their dream home that the furnace is on the fritz or that termites have taken

A surge in homebuilding before the pandemic is now driving growth in new-home sales. A shift to the suburbs and record-low mortgage rates are also contributing factors. Sales of newly-built homes climbed 10.1% year over year in July, recovering to

Key takeaways for the 4-week period ending August 16: Median home sale prices climbed further to a new all-time high of $316,375, an increase of 11% from 2019 and the largest year-over-year gain since early 2014. Pending home sales were

Now more than ever before, we’re seeing more adults choosing to live at home as they grow in years, or what is known as aging in place, and maintain their lifestyle for as long as possible, rather than moving into

As working from home continues to become the new norm, you might be feeling like your current home office just isn’t making the cut anymore. If your office doesn’t let in much natural light, or you’re lacking the space for

Purchasing your first home is a big move. For some, it represents the independence they’ve been striving for, while others see their home purchase as a path to financial security and a way to create a safe haven for their

High-end home prices are showing strength during a recession as the coronavirus pandemic drives demand for extra bedrooms, home offices, big backyards and pools. The median sale price for luxury homes in the U.S. rose 1.2% year over year to

There’s more demand—and less supply—for rural and suburban neighborhoods than cities as the pandemic influences homebuyer preferences. Still, prices are up 6.7% in urban areas. The housing market is hottest in less densely populated areas, with July data showing more

Surging homebuyer demand has prompted some sellers to host open houses during the pandemic, but group showings remain much less common than normal due to coronavirus risk, Redfin agents say. Nationwide, 6% of homes that were put up for sale