Mortgage rates fell this week as a rush of fresh listings hit the market. The average rate for a 30-year fixed home loan dropped from 6.87% to 6.79% for the week ending March 28, according to Freddie Mac. “Mortgage rates moved slightly lower this week, providing a bit more room in the budgets of someRead …
When John and Melody Hennessee retired, they hoped to travel the world. Lucky for them, the perfect home to pull it off had just popped up for sale. That home is on Storylines’ MV Narrative , a luxury residential cruise liner set to launch in 2027. After spotting a Facebook ad announcing that the ship’sRead …
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A private island sounds fantastic right now, doesn’t it? No nosy neighbors, no homeowners associations, no fences. And if you’d like to indulge (or just dream), we’ve found five private islands without multimillion-dollar price tags. Granted, some are a little rustic, and you can’t necessarily visit them in the winter. But hey, most are aRead …
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Attention, stargazers and investors! A dreamy, off-the-grid compound located minutes from Joshua Tree National Park recently hit the market for $375,000. It takes the top spot on this week’s most popular homes on [Realtor.com®](http://Realtor.com). Located in [Twentynine Palms, CA](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Twentynine-Palms_CA), the 5-acre desert lot boasts an updated cabin, a bathhouse, a hot tub, and exceptional star-gazing.Read …
Pro hoopster Channing Frye, who spent 14 seasons in the NBA, is ready to offload his enormous [Portland, OR](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Portland_OR), home for $5.9 million. He purchased the property in 2014 for $2,350,000. The nearly 10,000-square-foot, five-bedroom, seven-bath mansion sits on a pretty 1-acre lot in the city’s Dunthorpe neighborhood. Rhododendron hedges surround this stately Colonial, whereRead …
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A pernicious form of real estate fraud appears to be on the rise, with consequences that can be devastating for homeowners. Known as deed fraud or home title theft, the scheme involves forging documents to record a phony transfer of property ownership. Criminals can then sell the home, take out a mortgage on it, orRead …
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Rental prices are falling—and it’s helping to make it cheaper to be a paying tenant than a homebuyer in America’s 50 largest metropolitan areas. Rentals fell for the seventh month in a row on an annual basis, according to the Realtor.com® February rental report. Prices dropped annually by 0.4%, or $7, to a median ofRead …
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Everyone knows the saying “People buy from you because they like you and they trust you.” But how do you earn that trust and how do you get people to like you? Watch now to learn how to build a…
It’s no secret that the pandemic upended the housing market—and the fallout is still reverberating today, affecting homebuyers and sellers. A quick recap: In the past four years, list prices shot up, the number of properties on the market plunged, and home sales dropped dramatically. “Some of the problems that existed before the pandemic wereRead …
The Pandemic Roiled the Housing Market—but Small Signs Show It’s Finally Bouncing Back Read More »
As we all strive to gain clarity on how the recent National Association of Realtors (NAR) lawsuit settlement will affect the real estate industry, Florida Realtors leadership wants to reassure you that your state association remains committed to making sure…
