Before the Starter Home Died, the Starter Rental Vanished

Before the Starter Home Died, the Starter Rental Vanished

America has spent years mourning the death of the starter home, and with it, the dream of homeownership. But for young adults today, the housing crisis began much earlier—with the disappearance of... Read more »
Gen Z Ditching 4-Year College for Trades—Here’s How It Could Shift the First-Time Homebuyer Market

Gen Z Ditching 4-Year College for Trades—Here’s How It Could Shift the First-Time Homebuyer Market

This spring, a growing number of college-aged students turned to trade schools and associate programs as graduate school enrollment stalled—a shift with potentially significant implications for the future of homeownership. A new... Read more »
Home Prices Post Sharpest Drop in Nine Years as Sellers Face Reality Check

Home Prices Post Sharpest Drop in Nine Years as Sellers Face Reality Check

Sticky mortgage rates and rising inflation fueled by the Iran war are testing the limits of the spring housing market’s resilience, but there is a silver lining for buyers as home prices... Read more »
Millennials May Inherit Trillions—but Too Late To Buy Homes or Build Wealth

Millennials May Inherit Trillions—but Too Late To Buy Homes or Build Wealth

The cruelest part of the Great Wealth Transfer may be its timing. An estimated $124 trillion will pass between generations through 2048. But by then, even the youngest millennials—one of the generations... Read more »
Flood of AI Cash Is Forcing Bay Area Homebuyers To Boost Down Payments To Compete

Flood of AI Cash Is Forcing Bay Area Homebuyers To Boost Down Payments To Compete

The latest technological revolution has upended the San Francisco Bay Area’s housing market, where AI pioneers flush with cash are offering massive down payments to lock down increasingly scarce premium properties. To... Read more »
Luxury Buyers From Colombia Are Snapping Up South Florida Homes in Search of a Real Estate Safety Net

Luxury Buyers From Colombia Are Snapping Up South Florida Homes in Search of a Real Estate Safety Net

South Florida has long been a favorite destination for wealthy Colombian real estate investors, but worsening political and economic volatility at home has sharpened their focus on the Sunshine State. Although Miami... Read more »
Sellers Are Still Slashing Home Prices in These 5 Cities

Sellers Are Still Slashing Home Prices in These 5 Cities

Homebuyers who have been staying out of the market, waiting for prices to dip, may be running out of time to snap up that deal. While the share of active listings carrying... Read more »
These Midwest Markets Lead the Way as Spring Housing Market Shows Resilience

These Midwest Markets Lead the Way as Spring Housing Market Shows Resilience

Despite economic uncertainty and the ongoing conflict between the U.S. and Iran, the spring housing market continues to gain surprising traction, buoyed by a surge in fresh listings and contract signings.  ... Read more »
Homeownership Gave This Family 0K and a New View of Wealth

Homeownership Gave This Family $150K and a New View of Wealth

Building a family fortune requires a totally different playbook. Catch up on the latest from the Realtor.com® Generational Wealth series. When Lauren Miller and her husband sold their first home in 2023,... Read more »
Why ,000 Fractional Ownership Homes Are Trending in Lake Tahoe

Why $1,000 Fractional Ownership Homes Are Trending in Lake Tahoe

In the Lake Tahoe-adjacent town of Truckee, CA, where the median home listing is $627,450, there’s currently a three-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom 2,470-square-foot house listed for $1,000—and that’s not a typo. But there is... Read more »