An optimistic forecast for the housing market, a little state with a big property tax burden, and a new book for kids who are about to move to a new neighborhood. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of June 15-19....
Celebrity home renovators Chip and Joanna Gaines have listed three of their most prominent Texas properties for sale. People.com reports the properties include the Historic Waco Castle, also known as Cottonland Castle, which is being offered for $2.7 million. Built in...
According to the Wisconsin Realtors Association (WRA), year-to-date home sales were up 2.6% from the same period in 2025. There were 9,626 listings last month, a mild 0.8% uptick from May 2025, while the available statewide supply in May of 4.1 months was unchanged...
Mortgage rates retreated in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.47% as of June 18, down from last week when it averaged 6.52%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.81%. The...
A record 25.2 million adults under 35 lived with their parents in 2025, according to data from Realtor.com. The 33.0% co-residence rate among adults under 35 in 2025 is slightly below the 2020 all-time high of 33.6%. Among those aged 25 to 34 who have yet to move out,...
A total of 64,348 single-family homes and condominiums were flipped during the first quarter, accounting for 8% of home sales for that period. According to data from ATTOM, the first quarter flipping rated was up from 7.2% in the previous quarter but down from 8.2% at...
