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The Best Time of Year To Rent in Houston, TX: When Renters Can Find Deals
Getty ImagesPlanning on moving to Houston and hoping for a deal? If so, timing is the key to unlocking the best rental deals. If you search when there are move-in specials and lower rent prices, you...
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Stop Squatters Before It’s Too Late: How To Keep Unlawful Occupants From...
Getty ImagesSquatting is on the rise: Across the country, homeowners have returned to their vacant properties only to discover that squatters have broken in, made themselves comfortable, and are...
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This Is How Much You Need To Earn in Every State To Buy a Home
Getty ImagesHomebuyers in nearly half of the country need to earn at least six figures to be able to purchase a home. Nationally, the typical household would need to earn $99,000 to buy a median-priced...
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Condos Are the New Starter Home for Some Budget-Minded Buyers
Getty ImagesMany young homebuyers grew up with the aspirational idea that their first property would be a starter home. Typically a small two-bedroom, one-bath single-family house, starter homes were a...
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The Hottest U.S. Job Markets Are Affordable: See the 10 Best Cities To Score...
Getty Images (4)Think Silicon Valley is the top tech hub for professionals? On the contrary, job hunters are heading to the “Silicon Slopes” of Salt Lake City. According to the latest annual rankings...
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See How Much You Need To Earn To Buy a Home in America’s Top 50 Metros
Illustration by Realtor.com; Source: Getty Images (2)The minimum income required to buy a home now hovers at $116,000 nationwide, according to a new Realtor.com® report—but this threshold varies...
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Crackdown on Hedge Fund Homebuyers Won’t Lower Housing Prices, Economist Argues
Photo-illustration by Realtor.com; Source: Getty Images (2)Proposed congressional legislation to ban Wall Street hedge funds from snapping up single-family homes would likely have little impact on home...
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Home Prices Come Into Focus as Key Issue in the 2024 Election
Realtor.com; Tasos Katopodis/Joe Raedle/Getty ImagesIn most presidential election years, home prices aren’t a key issue for voters or a major campaign talking point. Consider it another way in which...
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5 Metros That Will Become Instantly More Affordable If Mortgage Rates Drop
Realtor.com; Getty Images (4)The last time mortgage rates dipped below 6%, Elon Musk did not yet own Twitter and Queen Elizabeth was still alive. It might be some time still before homebuyers see those...
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This Is America’s Top City for Job Hunters—It’s Not What You Think
Getty Images (3); Realtor.comJob hunters looking to launch or level up their careers might flock to New York City or Silicon Valley, but a new report suggests you’ll have much better luck in a far more...
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How Home Affordability Differs Among the Red, Blue, and Swing States
Realtor.com; Getty Images (2)Ahead of the 2024 presidential election, home prices and housing affordability are emerging as hot issues in the swing states that will decide the election. While the...
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‘I Can’t Believe I Just Bought a $5M Mobile Home’: A Look Inside 5 of...
Realtor.comMultimillion-dollar price tags usually come attached to massive mansions or luxury condos—but now, it’s becoming more common to find them in mobile home parks in enviable locations. But,...
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‘Full House’ Victorian Is Listed for $6.5M—Here’s the Insane Salary You’d...
Realtor.comThe classic San Francisco Victorian made famous in the hit ’90s sitcom “Full House” has hit the market again, this time for a staggering $6.5 million. With a price tag like that, we couldn’t...
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These 10 U.S. Cities Have the Most Homes Under $200K—but Maybe Not for Long
Realtor.com; Getty Images (3)Finding an affordable home in 2024 might sound like an exasperating exercise in futility. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, real estate prices skyrocketed and, for the most...
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These Are the World’s Most ‘Impossibly Unaffordable’ Cities—and 5 of Them Are...
Getty ImagesWhile buying a home just about anywhere today might seem tough, certain markets are so pricey, they’ve earned the designation of “impossibly unaffordable.” For the past 20 years,...
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Blue-State Residents Are Fleeing To Red States for Lower House Prices—but...
Realtor.com; Getty ImagesAmerica’s Republican-leaning red states are winning at drawing in new residents from blue states—but locals don’t like it one bit. The Republican counties—defined by the 2020...
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Patience Pays Off: Here’s How Much Your Home Could Be Worth in 5 Years—and 10...
Photo-illustration by Realtor.com; Source: Getty ImagesHomebuyers, homeowners, and home sellers have likely heard that real estate tends to appreciate over time. The next logical question they often...
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Living in the Suburbs or Country Is Cheaper Than the City, Right? Here’s a...
Getty Images (2)When Joe Karasin and his wife moved from Chicago to the tiny town of Bolivia, NC, to be closer to family, he thought he could count on one thing: that it would be cheaper than living in...
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Exclusive: Homebuilders Praise Biden’s Push to Boost Housing Supply, but Call...
Nathan Howard/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesThe top industry group representing U.S. homebuilders has praised the Biden administration’s latest efforts to boost the nation’s housing supply, but is calling...
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Home Affordability Just Hit Its Lowest Point Since 2007: Here’s Where Buyers...
Realtor.com; Getty ImagesHome affordability is at its lowest point since 2007, according to a new report from ATTOM Data Solutions. Expenses associated with owning a home—including the mortgage,...
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