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Home prices
Suburban home values were up 5.6% last year
Mar 6, 2024
But suburban owners still want to be close to downtown amenities.
Profits from sales of median-price homes fell slightly last year, but are still pretty huge
Jan 25, 2024
People who sold a median-price home last year made more than $120,000 in profit on a typical sale, according to a new report out today from the property data company ATTOM.
Home prices aren't guaranteed to skyrocket this year
by
Justin Ho
Jan 19, 2024
Housing demand has been improving in recent months, as mortgage rates have ticked down. And while that's putting upward pressure on home prices, there are a few factors that could keep a lid on home price appreciation.
Owning a home now takes a bigger chunk of Americans' incomes
Dec 21, 2023
A report out Thursday from the real estate data firm ATTOM finds that a home, and all its related costs, now eat up about 34% of the average wage nationwide.
With high prices and interest rates, homebuyers feel the pressure
Dec 8, 2023
Realty firm Redfin said homes are less affordable than at any time since they started tallying the numbers 11 years ago.
What we can learn from U.S. cities where homelessness is trending downward
by
David Brancaccio
and Erika Soderstrom
Dec 6, 2023
Towns making progress, an overwhelmed system, affordable housing — here’s what to expect ahead of new federal data on homelessness.
First-time homebuyers are older these days
Nov 21, 2023
The median age of first-time homebuyers is now 35 — up from 29 in 1981. And the median age of all homebuyers is now 49 —
up from 31 in 1981.
For public good, not for profit.
Who wins in today's housing market?
Aug 29, 2023
Prices are rising, rates are climbing and supply is dwindling. That puts people who already own a home ahead.
The rise and fall of home prices across America
Jul 25, 2023
Property values are generally down from the same time in 2022, but they have been rising in recent months and vary regionally.
Whitewashing: the rewritten past of a home
Jun 28, 2023
Families of color must often take extreme measures to show the value of their home.