Feb 15, 2022 | Consumer News and Advice, EAR Local News, Real Estate
By Margaret HeidenryFeb 15, 2022 (Getty Images / Realtor.com) Despite winter’s deep freeze, many of America’s real estate markets are already heating up. And even though cold temperatures tend to get people dreaming of moving to warmer climes, a new report has found...
Feb 11, 2022 | Consumer News and Advice, EAR Local News, Real Estate, Today's Top Consumer News, Trends
By Kathleen WillcoxFeb 10, 2022 (Getty Images) When a home’s status changes to sale pending, it means the seller has accepted the buyer’s offer and both parties are ready to move forward. Hooray! But even when all signs point to go, sometimes a home sale just never...
Feb 10, 2022 | EAR Local News, Real Estate
By Tara MastroeniFeb 7, 2022 Getty Images Here’s an understatement for you: Buying a home today is not the same as it used to be. In fact, it’s a whole new ballgame. The COVID-19 pandemic, of course, is largely to blame—throwing the economy for a loop, interrupting...
Feb 8, 2022 | Consumer News and Advice, EAR Local News, Real Estate
By Clare TrapassoFeb 7, 2022 (Getty Images) The turbocharged housing market is hurting middle-class homebuyers stymied by a double whammy of fast-rising prices and a dearth of properties for sale. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, home prices surged about 30%,...
Feb 4, 2022 | Consumer News and Advice, EAR Local News, Real Estate
By Veronica DagherFeb 4, 2022 (Photo by Ross Martin for The Wall Street Journal) Buying a first home is always stressful. Buying now, with property price increases eating into savings and inflation driving up the cost of home repairs, is proving to be...
Feb 3, 2022 | Consumer News and Advice, EAR Local News, Real Estate, Trends
By Jennifer Kelly GeddesFeb 3, 2022 (Photo by Regan Baker Design Inc.) If reality TV shows are a harbinger of hot new trends that may soon take over American homes, then one upgrade that’s poised for greatness is car siding. Despite its name, this wood wall upgrade...
Feb 2, 2022 | Consumer News and Advice, EAR Local News, Real Estate, Real Estate Finance, Real Estate News
By Janet SirotoFeb 2, 2022 (Getty Images) If you’re shopping for a new home now or are hoping to this spring, you probably feel your heart racing a little. The word is out: Mortgage interest rates are on the rise. This means for the same size loan (and house),...
Feb 1, 2022 | Consumer News and Advice, EAR Local News, Real Estate, Real Estate News, Trends
BY ZILLOW ON 3 DEC 2020 Photo by Isabelle Taylor from Pexels Gray skies don’t have to mean a drab indoor life. As winter plods along, you may wish you could just hibernate until spring — and that may be more true than ever this year. But there is, indeed, joy to be...
Jan 31, 2022 | EAR Local News, Home Buying 101, Real Estate, Real Estate News, Trends
Published on January 24, 2022 by Jenna Hall If you’re thinking of buying a house, you may be considering a condo. Condominiums, or “condos,” are a popular choice for many first-time homebuyers, homeowners looking to downsize or relocate to a place...
Jan 28, 2022 | Consumer News and Advice, EAR Local News, Real Estate, Real Estate News, Today's Top Consumer News, Trends
By Clare TrapassoJan 19, 2022 (Photo courtesy of Clare Trapasso) When I started looking for a home during the COVID-19 pandemic, I thought I had a good idea of what I was up against. As a real estate reporter and editor, I was writing stories each week about home...