September 2026

Real Estate Agents Could Get Legal Clarity That Sets Them Up for New Benefits A Congressional effort could give real estate agents more clarity about their employment protections, encouraging more full-time agents to stay in the business. H.R. 3495, the Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act, would clarify real estate agents’ status asRead …

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40% of Americans Spend Most of Their Paycheck in 48 Hours—Why Financial Experts Say Homeowners Need To Stop It can be tempting to spend your paycheck as soon as you get it. But, many Americans do just that, with 40% spending most of their paycheck within 48 hours, according to a recent survey by FinanceBuzzRead …

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September 28, 2026 Reports and articles referenced: Featured Report What’s Ahead Recent Realtor.com Economics Reports: Recent Indicators Housing data for download: Video Script: – Introduction: – Last week mortgage rates topped 7%pressuring homebuyer budgets. Does that mean buying a home is out of the question? Not necessarily. I’ll help you figure out how to rate-proofRead …

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‘An Adult Study Abroad’: How Americans Moving Overseas Are ‘Test-Driving’ Cities While short-term rentals have been in the spotlight in recent years, a weeklong stay is rarely enough to capture the true sense of local life, especially in a foreign city. For a growing cohort of Americans looking to “test drive” living abroad, mid-term rentalsRead …

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Housing Week Ahead: September Housing Data, Home Prices, Jobs Report The coming week brings a major monthly release from the Realtor.com® economics team as well as key economic indicators. On Wednesday, senior economist Jake Krimmel will publish our September Housing Trends Report, which will offer an early look at how the housing market is faringRead …

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New Developments Hit San Fran’s Suburbs Just in Time for the AI Gold Rush While new development in San Francisco remains perennially stagnant, the condo market has begun to rebound after four years of declining appreciation, with starved buyers—many fueled by AI wealth—pushing up prices for turnkey properties in the most desirable neighborhoods. “The marketRead …

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The ‘Cold Room’ Trend: Could These Greek Housing Layouts Be The Key to Attracting Gen Z Buyers? Imagine being 21 and strolling off campus in your college town. Depending on your school and its location, you may notice a number of “sleeping porches” or “cold rooms.” Essentially, these are communal spaces found in sorority andRead …

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Brooklyn’s Working-Class Bastion Bay Ridge Gets a New Luxury Development A working-class Brooklyn neighborhood known for its sweeping views of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge—and its many “Saturday Night Fever” filming locations—is getting a luxury makeover. Shore Road, with its dazzling bridge, New York Harbor, and downtown Manhattan skyline views, is lined with decades-old co-op buildings thatRead …

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I’m 40 and We Bought a Doctor’s Office in Pittsburgh For Our Family of 8 for $240K Thinking about buying a home, but not sure how to afford it? Welcome to the Down Payment Diaries, where real people spill about how they saved and splurged on their path to homeownership. If you’d like to submitRead …

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Furnishing a College Dorm Costs $760 on Average—Here’s How to Avoid Overspending Furnishing your home does not come cheap—even if you’re living in a dorm. The average college student spends $760 setting up their space before accounting for rent or tuition, according to a new study by Sallie. And nearly 3 in 10 (28%) spendRead …

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