October 2024

ASHEVILLE, N.C.—This city has been booming for a decade, drawing new residents with its beautiful views, artsy vibe and mild weather. The pandemic brought new possibilities for remote work and supercharged population growth. Craft breweries, vintage stores and other small businesses flourished, adding to Asheville’s appeal. Now another unexpected phenomenon has thrown off its statusRead …

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Falling [mortgage rates](https://www.realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/mortgage-rates-week-6-08-percent-housing-statistics-9-26-24/), plus the [Fed’s recent rate cut](https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/fed-rate-cut-housing-economist-reveals-all-you-need-to-know/), are perking up the fall housing market. A [new report](https://www.realtor.com/research/sep-2024-data/) from [Realtor.com®](http://Realtor.com) found that in September, there were 11.6% more homes newly listed on the market compared with a year earlier. That’s a “three-year high on the heels of falling mortgage rates and the Fed’s 50Read …

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Sabrina Steward Koboldt of Edmond, OK, has been hoping to move for the past four years. “We’d planned to move before the pandemic hit,” she says. “Then my husband got sick and almost didn’t make it, so our priorities shifted.” And now, her family home is truly bursting at the seams. “Our 1,500-square-foot house hasRead …

Majority of Americans Still Feel Locked in by Mortgage Rates—With More Than Half of Borrowers’ Rates Below 4% Read More »

Homeowners in the U.S. are sitting on [their highest share of home equity](https://www.realtor.com/research/changes-in-value-of-household-real-estate-q2-2024/) since the 1950s, following a period of rapid price increases. Equity, measured as a share of total real estate value for owner-occupied homes, hit 72.7% in the second quarter of 2024, the highest level since 1958, according to the Federal Reserve’s latestRead …

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When it comes to the value of your home, advanced age isn’t always a bad thing. As a general rule, newer homes are worth more than older ones. Nationwide, the typical owner-occupied home built since 2020 is worth about $462,000, well above the $340,000 value of the overall median home, which was built in 1981Read …

7 States Where Pre-War Houses Are Worth More Than the Typical Home Read More »

A San Francisco Bay Area influencer has warned that buying a house in the woods, however beautiful it may be, is a [complete headache](https://www.realtor.com/advice/home-improvement/prevent-termite-infestation/) to maintain. Laureise Livingston and her husband bought their charming 100-year-old home two years ago. It was a dream come true—until they realized their roommates were rodents and beetles that [wereRead …

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In the aftermath of [Hurricane Helene](https://www.realtor.com/news/trends/hurricane-helene-impact-asheville-nc/)—with the [death toll at at least 133](https://www.cnn.com/weather/live-news/hurricane-helene-damage-north-carolina-10-01-24/index.html) and expected to rise—extreme weather events and natural disasters are on many people’s minds. However, in recent years, record numbers of Americans have been relocating to hazard-prone areas—exacerbating both the severity and costs of natural disasters, according to a [New York TimesRead …

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Forget about fine china or a 10-speed mixer—more and more couples walking down the aisle are now asking their wedding guests to contribute to home funds as gifts. [Zola’s](https://www.zola.com/expert-advice/2024-wedding-trends-zolas-first-look-report-data-deep-dive) 2024 wedding trends report surveyed 7,000 couples planning to get married this year and found that 87% include cash funds in their wedding registry. Of thoseRead …

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[Jasmine Roth](https://www.realtor.com/advice/reality-tv/jasmine-roth-secret-regret-about-her-new-house/) is making one huge change for Season 5 of “[Help! I Wrecked My House](https://www.realtor.com/advice/reality-tv/jasmine-roth-encounters-the-dumbest-diy-fail-by-a-homeowner-have-you-done-it-too/)“: the location! Roth has risen to fame on HGTV, with shows like “Hidden Potential” and “Help! I Wrecked My House,” both of which take place in Orange County, CA. But the longtime California resident, her husband, and daughter recentlyRead …

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