If you’re aged 50 or older, what you’re looking for in a place to live is likely very different than when you were 20 or even 30. With those changing needs in mind, AARP recently ranked the top 100 American cities for older adults. AARP gave each city a livability score based on seven categories:Read …
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A surge of construction activity in the Northeast drove single-family home starts higher in September, as builders rushed to take advantage of a dip in mortgage rates. Nationally, single-family housing starts hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,027,000 last month, up 2.7% from August’s revised figure, according to [U.S. Census data](https://www.census.gov/construction/nrc/pdf/newresconst.pdf) released Friday. Single-familyRead …
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Money guru and bestselling author Ramit Sethi has shut down claims that [renting property](https://www.realtor.com/advice/rent/tips-for-first-time-apartment-renters/) is a “waste of money,” insisting that—for some—it can actually be a much more financially savvy approach than purchasing a home. Sethi, who is also the host of the hit Netflix series, “How to Get Rich,” lays bare his take onRead …
When [Hurricane Milton](https://www.realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/hurricane-milton-property-damage-insurance-losses/) swept through Florida’s Gulf Coast last week, many had heeded the area’s [evacuation notice](https://www.mymanatee.org/news___events/what_s_new/level_a_and_b_evacuation_orders_for_milton) and fled. Yet some residents in the [Hunters Point](https://www.hunterspointfl.com/) development in the tiny town of [Cortez](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Cortez_FL) stayed put. After all, their homes had been built to be “hurricane-proof.” Even so, Cortez resident Marshall Gobuty, CEO of [Pearl Homes](https://www.pearlhomesdevelopments.com/)Read …
[Elvis Presley‘s granddaughter Riley Keough](https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/elvis-beloved-graceland-faces-foreclosure-auction-as-granddaughter-riley-keough-fights-sale/) has opened the doors to the rock ‘n’ roll legend’s iconic Graceland estate during a candid interview with Oprah Winfrey, in which she opened up about the tragic death of [her mother, Lisa Marie Presley](https://www.realtor.com/podcast/house-party-podcast-lisa-marie-presley-fate-of-graceland-facebook-marketplace-tips-and-more/). The actress and musician took Winfrey on a private tour of the estate in [MemphisRead …
The city of [Fargo, ND,](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Fargo_ND) found fame through the Oscar-winning movie and subsequent TV series it inspired. Now, the city has ranked No. 1 on America’s Next Boomtowns list from [24/7 Wall St.](https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/these-are-america-s-next-boom-towns/ss-AA1qCgMV#image=33) Extrapolating from population patterns analyzed in [Nature.com](https://www.nature.com/articles/s44284-023-00011-7), 24/7 Wall St. concluded that Fargo’s population will increase by 78.8% in the next 26Read …
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A [charming home](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/47-Summer-St_Duxbury_MA_02332_M47197-09253) in [Duxbury, MA](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Duxbury_MA), that was once home to a family of five has since become the site of unimaginable tragedy and crime, after a mother of three killed her children inside it, before attempting to take her own life. Nurse Lindsay Clancy and her husband, Patrick Clancy, appeared to live a picture-perfectRead …
A Bel-Air megamansion that landed on the market over the summer, topping our most expensive homes list in June for an astonishing $195 million, has once again returned to the market—with the same sky-high price. Holding firm with its astronomical ask, the seven-bedroom estate known as Casa Encantada is once again this week’s most expensiveRead …
Home sellers whose listings have lingered on the market will want to know that, much like a carton of milk, a listing can expire. So what does an [expired listing](https://www.realtor.com/marketing/resources/are-expired-listings-still-a-strategy-to-fill-your-listing-tank/) mean for a home seller? In a nutshell, it means that the contract you have with your [listing agent](https://www.realtor.com/advice/sell/interviewing-listing-agents/) includes an expiration date, which isRead …
Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have finally managed to offload their [Los Angeles](https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-search/Los-Angeles_CA) condo—selling it for the discounted price of $4.35 million after listing it for a third time. [The rock ‘n’ roll couple](https://www.realtor.com/news/celebrity-real-estate/ozzy-osbourne-and-sharon-osbourne-selling-hancock-park-home/) revealed in 2022 that they were planning to make a permanent move back to their home in the U.K., where they metRead …
