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Small, affordable towns close to larger metro areas are pretty hot right now, according to an RISMedia analysis of Realtor.com®’s May 2025 Market Hotness ranking. Massachusetts, West Virginia, Wisconsin and California had the hottest markets, and the Northeast took the lead with the top 7 overall, all located in New England.  Interestingly enough, the hottest…

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Homeowner’s insurance premiums are going up as increasingly severe storms and other disasters, combined with rising housing costs, are pushing rates higher.

With 35% of Americans claiming they’d consider a move to a city with better pizza, one has to wonder exactly where one can find good pizza.  Four of the top 10 spots are in New York, so there must be something in the water to account for the good dough in the pizza—and bagels.  The…

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Mortgage rates continued to fall, causing more homeowners to apply to refinance at those lower rates. Homebuyers, however, were less impacted by lower rates.

Climate risk to U.S. infrastructure is rising, and government cuts to climate science are only accelerating that risk.

Donald Trump has railed against modern dishwashers, washing machines, light bulbs, showerheads and toilets. He's turned his ire into a presidential edict.

​Here's how the luxury real estate market is splitting up

FEMA provides aid after natural disasters, but it’s not meant to replace your home insurance plan, especially as the agency is facing major changes.

The Trump administration is ordering Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to formally consider cryptocurrency as an asset in single-family mortgage loan risk assessments.

A rent freeze could lower the value of Flagstar's multi-family housing loans, though the extent of the potential impact is unclear.

New home sales dropped much more than expected, as high prices, high mortgage rates and weak consumer confidence ate into demand.

Economic uncertainty at home and military conflicts overseas are still having little impact on bond markets, and consequently mortgage rates are stuck.

Home prices are starting to weaken due to higher mortgage rates, more supply on the market and waning demand from homebuyers concerned about the economy.

Sales of existing homes rose very slightly in May from April but were still weaker than they were a year ago. Prices rose, hitting a record high for May.

The U.S. entered Israel's war with Iran, and the Fed's preferred inflation gauge is out Friday.

China's shrinking population is estimated to dent home demand by 0.5 million units yearly in the 2020s, Goldman Sachs estimates.

The Fed’s decision to hold rates steady has far-reaching implications for almost all forms of borrowing as well as the returns on most savings accounts.

Mortgage demand to buy a home and to refinance a loan declined, despite falling interest rates. Weak consumer confidence is the culprit.

Sentiment among the nation's homebuilders fell due to stubbornly higher mortgage rates, tariff concerns and economic uncertainty among consumers.

From credit cards and mortgages to auto loans and savings accounts, all sorts of consumer borrowing costs may be impacted by the Fed's decision on rates.