California home sales reached a three-year high, according to new data from the California Association of Realtors (CAR). Closed escrow sales of existing, single-family detached homes in California totaled 287,940 last month, up by 1.9% from the 282,590 sales in...
Google (NASDAG: GOOG, GOOGL) is quietly running a pilot test that puts residential listings directly into its search results. The company’s endeavor was uncovered by real estate tech consultant and blogger Mike Delprete, who noted the listings include “full property...
The median asking rent for 0–2 bedroom units fell for the 28th consecutive month on a year-over-year basis during November, according to the Realtor.com November Rental Report. The national median is now at $1,693, down $17 (or 1.0%) from last November. However, it is...
Mortgage applications for new home purchases in November increased 3.1% from one year earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). Compared to October, applications decreased by 7%. MBA estimated new single-family home sales were running at...
As the year-end giving season kicks into gear, WalletHub has published this year’s edition of its Neediest Cities in America report. WalletHub compared more than 180 cities across 28 key metrics – including child and adult poverty, food insecurity, homelessness, the...
Builder confidence ended the year on an uptick, but was still deep in negative territory. The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) for December inched up one point to a reading of 39, well below the breakeven point of 50....
