Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has claimed the housing market was in a recession and the full national economy could potentially slide into a recession due to Federal Reserve policies. In a Sunday interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” Bessent remarked, “I...
The payment app Venmo is partnering with the housing and neighborhood commerce platform Bilt that will help consumers with their housing payments. According to the companies, Bilt will add Venmo to its existing payment options of ACH, debit, and any linked credit...
Government officials being forced out of their homes by threats of violence, Zohran Mamdani’s silence on contentious housing proposals, and a soccer stadium where you’d least expect it. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses...
A mere 28 out of every 1,000 homes changed hands this year, which covers 2.77% of the national housing inventory. That is down slightly from last year’s 2.78% share, and it is the lowest turnover rate in at least 30 years. According to a data report from Redfin, the...
The typical luxury home sold for $1.26 million in September, up 4.8% from one year earlier to set a new record high for the month. According to data from Redfin, the sales of luxury homes is occurring at more than twice the pace of price growth for non-luxury homes,...
A total of 11,375 homes, both single-family houses and condominiums, were sold in Illinois last month, a 4.6% rise from the 10,873 sold one year earlier. According to data from Illinois Realtors, 22,845 homes were available for sale statewide last month, down 2.9%...
