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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 …

Mortgage Rates Rise to a 2-Month High: Our Economist Explains What It Means for the Housing Market Read More »

Selling a home can prove difficult even at the best of times—but one New Hampshire property owner has found an incredibly unique way to lure a buyer. With Halloween just around the corner, pumpkins, ghosts, and goblins may well start to make appearances in listing photos, but dinosaurs? That’s something we never thought we’d spyRead …

New Hampshire Homeowners Enlist a T-Rex Squad To Help Sell Their Home—and the Photos Are Hilarious Read More »

[Christina Hall is no more](https://www.realtor.com/advice/reality-tv/christina-hall-josh-divorce-sell-home/). Christina Haack is back. The HGTV star has officially ditched estranged husband Josh Hall‘s surname and returned to her maiden name—a decision she shared with the world while announcing the upcoming premiere of the second season of her hit show “Christina in the Country.” A network press release revealing theRead …

Christina Haack Ditches Ex Josh Hall’s Surname as She Announces Season 2 of ‘Christina in the Country’ Amid Bitter Divorce Battle Read More »

Right now you’re probably loading up on Halloween candy and negotiating with your sister about whose turn it is to host Thanksgiving. But if Joanna Gaines is already sourcing her winter season decor , then it’s not too early to get a jump on Christmas at your house, too. Yup, America’s beloved interior designer, authorRead …

Joanna Gaines Just Dropped Her Target Holiday Line—Shop Now Before It Sells Out Read More »

NFL wide receiver Davante Adams sent shockwaves through the world of professional sports this week when it was announced that he had been traded from the Las Vegas Raiders to the New York Jets—a move that will see him reunite with former teammate Aaron Rodgers. But while the news has many ramifications for the NFLRead …

Does Davante Adams Have a Taco Bell in His House? Wild Home Listing Goes Viral After NFL Star Transfers to New York Jets Read More »

Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger have taken their $25.5 million Pacific Palisades property off the market, just months after hacking more than $6 million off the price. “Guardians of the Galaxy” star Pratt, 45, purchased the expansive property in 2018 for $15,601,500—and quickly set about demolishing almost the entirety of the structure, building an incrediblyRead …

EXCLUSIVE: Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Take $25.5 Million L.A. Mansion Off the Market After a Year—Here’s Why Read More »

Kelly Osbourne, the TV host and reality star, is letting go of her midcentury modern Los Feliz jewel box, putting the picturesque property on the market for $4.35 million—just weeks after her parents, Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne sold one of their California properties. Ozzy, 75, and Sharon, 72, finally managed to offload their L.A. condoRead …

Kelly Osbourne Lists ‘Rare’ Los Feliz Home for $4.35 Million—Weeks After Ozzy and Sharon Offloaded Their Own L.A. Condo Read More »

America’s love affair with the Sun Belt seems to be coming to an end. According to the latest [Realtor.com®](http://realtor.com) [Hottest Real Estate Markets](https://www.realtor.com/research/september-2024-hottest-housing-markets) report, several cities in the South have dropped precipitously in popularity. To determine a market’s popularity or “hotness,” researchers examine both market demand as measured by unique views per property on Realtor.comRead …

The U.S. Cities Plummeting in Popularity—Where Homebuyers Could Soon Score a Bargain Read More »

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 …

La Nina Is Coming: How To Prepare and Protect Your House—Based on Where You Live Read More »

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