In 2017, small-town America gained residents for the first time in decades, according to U.S. Census Bureau data.“Moving to a small town lets people afford a quality of life that is really appealing and lets them feel like a part of a community … in a way that so many young people are looking for today,” says Winona Dimeo-Ediger, editor of Livability.com.For the third year, realtor.com® identified America’s best small towns by analyzing
If your listing has a dedicated home office, consider playing it up in your marketing. With more Americans telecommuting for work, the need for a home office is growing, according to a new Forbes.com report. Nearly 3 percent of the U.S. workforce—or about 4 million workers—now telecommutes for at least half of their work time.Between 2005 and 2015, regular remote work surged 115 percent, Forbes.com notes. Builder Magazine has called
Despite recent declines in home sales, sluggish growth in single-family home construction, and mounting affordability concerns, first-time buyers are outperforming other segments of the market, according to a new report released by Genworth Mortgage Insurance. “The first-time home buyer market has been more resilient during the [housing] slowdown compared to repeat buyers,” writes Tian Liu, chief economist at Genworth Mortgage Insurance.About
Most young adults have financial regrets about their home purchase, a new Bankrate survey shows, but much of their grief could have been avoided with proper planning. That’s where you come in: Younger buyers have a need for more professional guidance about the costs of homeownership.Sixty-three percent of millennial homeowners—more than any other generation—expressed buyer’s remorse, most often pertaining to closing costs, home maintenanc
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The number one way younger millennials and Generation Zers learn about brands is from friends and family, outpacing Google, social media, Amazon, retail stores, and television in descending order, according to a recently study of 18- to 29-year-olds by Swift Prepaid Solutions, a payments technology provider.As digital natives, members of this group of emerging buyers are highly tech-savvy, and, like their older counterparts, prefer
More Americans are becoming homeowners. The national homeownership rate increased slightly to the highest level since 2014 in the fourth quarter of 2018, reaching 64.8 percent, the U.S. Census Bureau reported this week. The homeownership rate has been gradually increasing since reaching an all-time low of 62.9 percent in the second quarter of 2016.Researchers at data analysis firm CoreLogic attribute the housing market’s “healthy path of reco
After declining for three consecutive weeks, mortgage rates are in a holding pattern. The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage is lower than its average a year ago.“Mortgage remained mostly unchanged this week, while mortgage applications rose 5.3 percent from the previous week,” says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist. “The general decline in rates we have seen recently, combined with rebounding pending home sales, hint at a strong sp
Fewer homes were flipped in 2018, but investors are still on the hunt and have not shied away from quick resales, according to a new report from ATTOM Data Solutions, a real estate data firm.Single-family homes and condos that were flipped fell 4 percent in 2018, reaching 207,957 homes, according to ATTOM’s 2018 U.S. Home Flipping Report, released this week. Home flips comprised 5.6 percent of all single-family home and condo sales last year, t
The housing market is changing quite a bit from a year ago. The number of homes up for sale is growing, reversing an inventory shortage trend that has plagued many markets over the last few years. The higher inventories are also driving greater price cuts, according to realtor.com®’s February housing report, released Wednesday.About 73,000 more listings are for sale this year compared to last year. Inventories have increased 6 percent year ove
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