If you’re a potential home seller in an inventory-tight market, rest assured there are countless buyers awaiting your listing. But that doesn’t mean you‘ll command your home’s full value if you try to... more
Tenacious homebuyers have reason for optimism, so long as they’re patient. That’s according to Robert Reffkin, the CEO of Compass, one of the nation’s largest real estate brokerages.... more
It was just a few weeks ago that real estate pros were predicting a robust springtime home sales market. Buyers, including first-timers, hoped prices would slip and that they’d finally gain a degree o... more
A hairstylist and his federal contractor wife -- both in their 30s -- lucked out when they bought their small Spanish-style house in January 2020. That was before the pandemic-fueled housing market fr... more
A young couple who’d struggled with fertility issues bought a small suburban bungalow in 2020 soon after the pandemic hit. The little gray house was the perfect size for the teacher and her husband, a... more
A young married couple -- two IT specialists -- sat out the pandemic homebuying frenzy. When they finally entered the market in pursuit of their first home, they were so terrified of overpaying -- or ... more
Real estate pros across America say wannabe homeowners are suffering from stress after failed attempts to consummate a deal and escape their rental.... more
A married couple from the Chicago area made a lucky decision years ago when searching for a neighborhood with schools that take seriously the needs of students with learning differences. Their daughte... more
Every year, the real estate industry cranks out countless statistics on market trends. But one new report showing that boomers now outstrip millennials as buyers is attracting special interest.... more
Richard Harty, a single man of 57, lives in a 3,600-square-foot midcentury modern house on a half-acre in a coveted close-in Chicago suburb. The four-bedroom place has vastly more space than he needs.... more
Millions of baby boomers are now wrestling with a decision on whether to retrofit their houses to age in place or sell and downsize to more senior-friendly housing.... more
For more than a year, the Federal Reserve has been struggling to tame inflation with a seemingly endless series of interest rate increases. Yet the U.S. economy roars on.... more
More than two years ago, a young family with four spirited children bought a large lot and hired a builder to construct a custom house. They hankered for five bedrooms and two home offices. Their plan... more
A health care analyst and his social worker wife plan to retire later this year. That’s why they’re constructing a small bungalow on family-owned land in Honolulu, where the analyst grew up. But looki... more
Until this week, Dana Rice, a top-selling Maryland real estate broker, had virtually no showings for the several properties she’d recently listed. Then a few days ago, a nondescript split-level she pu... more
For 33 years, an engineer and his artist wife relished life on a 10-acre lakeside house in exurban Minnesota. They delighted in the wildlife they’d spot near their property -- including loons and sand... more
Just a year before the pandemic, a married couple in their 30s bought a condo near downtown Philadelphia. Built in the late 1940s, the unit lacks several modern conveniences -- such as an in-condo lau... more
An engineer in her 60s plans to list her redwood contemporary later this year. Given that nearby houses flew off the market at healthy prices in 2022, she assumes any listing agent she picks will perf... more
It’s too early for the spring home-buying market to start in earnest. What’s more, bad weather is slowing this year’s real estate recovery. Still, anecdotal reports indicate rising confidence among bu... more
A princely townhouse near the historic Washington, D.C., neighborhood of Georgetown just sold for more than $550 per square foot. Among its many features: two-sided gas fireplaces, spa-like bathrooms ... more