Maine homebuyers took advantage of a rise in listings, driving up home sales despite elevated prices. According to new data from the Maine Association of Realtors, a total of 933 single-family homes were sold last month, up 17.5% from the 794 sold in April 2023. The...
Shawn Woods is president of Ashlar Homes LLC in Blue Springs, Missouri. This article is adapted and edited from testimony delivered last week on behalf of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee’s...
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index reported a 6.5% annual gain for March, the same increase as the previous month. The 10-City Composite saw an 8.2% increase, up from an 8.1% increase in the previous month, while the 20-City...
Wisconsin home sales in April were up 25.7% from one year earlier, according to new data from Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA). Last month recorded 5,532 sales, compared to 4,401 sales in April 2023, with every region in the state experiencing double-digit annual...
The suburban Chicago house that was used as the setting of the 1990 comedy film classic “Home Alone” has been listed for sale at $5.25 million. The Wall Street Journal reported the redbrick Georgian residence in Winnetka, Illinois, still attracts fans of the movie who...
An outrageous claim to a landmark property, an overlap of real estate and politics, and a tuneful agent begins his new job. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of May 20-24. Miss: Beyond Belief. The weirdest real...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of April 27-May 1
