At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, many white-collar workers suddenly had the ability to work from anywhere—anywhere, that is, with an internet connection stable enough to attend Zoom meetings. Shell-shocked by fast-rising home prices and in desperate need of more square footage, many left their city apartments and small homes in the nearby suburbs…
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Ex-CA Residents Regret Move to Southern States After Shootings, Bans Says Kurt Rappaport
Play video content TMZ.com The thousands of Californians who’ve fled to Tennessee, Florida and Texas are having second thoughts … and many are, as they say, going back to Cali … so says the LA real estate mogul Kurt Rappaport. Kurt joined us Friday on “TMZ Live” to fill us in on the slow reversal…
Okanagan realtors report spring market activity improvements – Okanagan
The Okanagan’s housing market has cooled significantly since last year but according to March statistics, this spring is warming things up. The Association of Interior Realtors said there have been 1,207 residential unit sales recorded across the Okanagan in March representing a 37.2 per cent decrease in sales compared to the same month last year….
After mistakenly inviting to 2023 Masters, an Atlanta real estate agent fulfills a golf dream
What’s in a name? If yours is Scott Stallings, it might include tickets to attend the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Scott Stallings is a real estate professional who lives in Chamblee, Georgia. He enjoys golf (and has been trying to get tickets to the Masters for years) but is by no means a…
Housing market data suggests sector’s downturn ‘coming to an end’ [Video]
Housing market data in recent weeks has offered some signs of stabilization as the spring selling season begins to ramp up. Mortgage rates are on the downswing, with the average 30-year fixed mortgage dipping to 6.28% from 6.32% the week prior, according to Freddie Mac. This marked the fourth straight weekly drop as the bank…
Realtor goes to Masters thanks to mail mix-up | Good news
An Atlanta man is enjoying the trip of a lifetime watching the Masters live and in person. And it’s all because of a mailing mistake. Turns out, it was a good mistake. Meet Scott Stallings and this is also Scott Stallings. They are not related, but they do have the exact same name. One is…
Pending Home Sales Grew for Third Straight Month, Up 0.8% in February
WASHINGTON (March 29, 2023) – Pending home sales grew in February for the third consecutive month, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Three US regions posted monthly gains, while the West declined. All four regions saw year-over-year decreases in transactions. The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI)* — a forward-looking indicator of home sales based…
Is This the Calm Before the Mortgage-Rate Storm? Why Homebuyers Should Hurry
Although the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates on Wednesday, mortgage rates veered in the opposite direction and tumbled. For the week ending March 23, the nationwide average for the popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.42%, according to Freddie Mac. That’s down from last week—and it’s the lowest level in more than a month. It’s a…
Home listings are increasing, but not the kind buyers want: Realtor.com report
A lack of homes for sale in the US is dragging on the housing market, according to a new report from Realtor.com. Although the number of homes for sale rose, new listings remained scarce in March, according to the company’s March report. The increase in the number of homes for sale is “a reflection of…
$5 million might be luxe in Minnesota but not in LA
Josh Altman has been appearing regularly on Bravo’s Million Dollar Listings for several years now, where the Los Angeles-based realtor shows exactly that: multimillion-dollar homes for sale in the city of angels. But the Douglas Elliman realtor has a message about the so-called mansion tax on every property sale above $5 million in Los Angeles…