Artist Colony Made Famous by ‘Hippies’ and Rock Stars Is New Luxury Hot Spot

Artist Colony Made Famous by ‘Hippies’ and Rock Stars Is New Luxury Hot Spot

Woodstock, NY, has one of the most recognizable names in real estate, thanks to a world-renowned music festival that didn’t even take place in the town. The name conjures up images of... Read more »
Why Mortgage Rates Just Hit a 9-Month High—What It Means for Buyers and Sellers

Why Mortgage Rates Just Hit a 9-Month High—What It Means for Buyers and Sellers

As summer unofficially begins, mortgage rates have climbed to their highest level in nine months, propelled higher by soaring energy costs stemming from the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Freddie Mac... Read more »
How Chattanooga Boosted Affordable Housing Without Direct Subsidies

How Chattanooga Boosted Affordable Housing Without Direct Subsidies

With its corner of Southeast Tennessee growing, Chattanooga has developed a new tool to encourage more housing, without making taxpayers foot the bill. The city has secured the first set of new... Read more »
Kids, Aging Parents, and Mortgages Just Do Not Mix for This Sandwich Generation

Kids, Aging Parents, and Mortgages Just Do Not Mix for This Sandwich Generation

Homebuying is already a difficult enough undertaking for many Americans thanks to high home prices, elevated mortgage rates, and constrained inventory. So if you’re one of the millions of people currently caught... 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 »
Baby Boomers Are Getting Roommates To Cut Costs

Baby Boomers Are Getting Roommates To Cut Costs

Over the past few years, 72-year-old cinematographer David West saw his whole world fell apart. “My 22-year marriage ended, after raising four kids,” he tells Realtor.com®. “The strikes in Hollywood knocked out... Read more »
Geena Davis Offers Rare Glimpse Inside Upbringing—and Wild Childhood Antics

Geena Davis Offers Rare Glimpse Inside Upbringing—and Wild Childhood Antics

Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis has opened up about the hilarious childhood pastime that left the residents of her quiet Massachusetts hometown so alarmed that they would regularly phone her mother to report... Read more »
Georgia Retreat Where You Can Fish From the Front Porch Is Listed for 9K

Georgia Retreat Where You Can Fish From the Front Porch Is Listed for $709K

In the North Georgia mountains, where trout streams wind through the forest, a newly relisted creekside retreat is offering a fisherman’s dream: the chance to quite literally make the catch of the... Read more »
Homeowners Are Rushing To Grade Their Soil Ahead of Super El Niño

Homeowners Are Rushing To Grade Their Soil Ahead of Super El Niño

Now that meteorologists warn that the El Niño climate pattern could bring heavier rainfall to certain areas of the U.S., protecting your home’s foundation should be top of mind. And grading is... Read more »
Inside Westfield, NJ’s Most Infamous Real Estate Deal

Inside Westfield, NJ’s Most Infamous Real Estate Deal

David Barbosa is one of the most prestigious brokers in the idyllic suburb of Westfield, NJ, with regular listings valued in the multimillions. But in 2019, he was handed the strangest listing... Read more »