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Believe it or not, there are still plenty of places where you can live for less than $1,500 a month. Fifteen cities have median rental listings below $1,500 a month, and in several, those rents remain below $1,300, according to the [latest rental report](https://www.realtor.com/research/september-2024-rent/) from [Realtor.com®](http://realtor.com). The September rental report shows the median rent amongRead …

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October 18, 2024 – The [Realtor.com® economics team](https://www.realtor.com/research/team/)(https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLmlKLrMX62MaN_8ny9hJdpyVoDfUDNjM8)[update](https://www.realtor.com/research/video-economic-and-housing-market-update-october-18-2024/)gives you the relevant economic and real estate information you need to know each week every Friday to navigate the housing market as a homebuyer, home seller, or industry professional. – For the week ending Friday October 18, [Chief Economist Danielle Hale](https://www.realtor.com/research/team-member/danielle-hale/)highlights how key data continue to underscoreRead …

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Mortgage [rates surged to 6.44%](https://www.realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/mortgage-rates-rise-6-44-october-17-2024/) for a 30-year fixed loan in the week ending Oct. 17—the highest in roughly two months. In the face of these elevated rates, the number of applications for home purchases went down this week. However, they still remained above the previous year’s pace, which indicates some improvement in homebuyer demand.Read …

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Weather: It’s the pinnacle of idle chatter—a topic to fill time when talking with folks we have little in common with. But the weather is much more than watercooler talk about the temperature outside right now. And phenomena like El Niño and La Niña merit a much deeper discussion. These climate patterns affect the economy—andRead …

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An elaborate chateau in New Canaan, CT, once owned by a reclusive heiress who never lived there, has landed on the market for $25.5 million.” /Read More

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 …

Finance Guru Slams Claims That Renting a Home Is a ‘Waste of Money’—and Reveals How You Can Use It To Build Wealth Read More »

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 …

Is This Florida’s Most ‘Hurricane-Proof’ Home? How Hunters Point Avoids Flooding, Power Outages, and More in the Eye of the Storm Read More »

[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 …

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