Realtor.com

Latest Articles

3 cities that have skyrockete🉐d in popularity—and can save homebuyers up to $130K

▨ While certain cities across the U.S. enjoy an enduring popularity among homebuyers, other cities are underdog up-and-comers that are shooting up the ranks—and Sioux Falls, SD is leading the p💖ack. 

Woman left horrified♕ by infestation of fruit flies in her home — here’s how to get rid of them

Fruit flies are some of 🌜the worst household pests that exist, made worse by the fact that they are seemingly impossible to get rid of. ♓ 

How moving trends could make 3 key swing states go red during presidential elect♛💝ion 

𝕴 Moving patterns over the past four years could play a role in determining the outcome of the 2024 presidential election, accord⭕ing to a new report from the Realtor.com® economic research...

Here's a list of US cities you may actually be able to afford after plummeting home prices

Now, signs are emerging that a𓆏 more buyer-friendly market might be on the horizon (even though mortgage rat🐼es are on the rise again after plunging last month).

Despite housing shortage, America has 5.6 million vacant homes—what🉐 gives?

🎐 We’ve all heard that sky-high home prices in the U.S. are due in part to a major housing shortage.

Why the Soཧuth and West can’t seem to crack the list of America’s hottest housing marketsꦓ

Where are people shopping for homes now that mortgage rates have fallen significantly from last October’s peak?🤪

How a family's cat turned on an oven— and nearly burned down a house

A homeowner in Michigan just barely avoided catastrophe afteꦕr his oven caug💞ht on fire in the middle of the night.

Fla. house that's still smoldering from Hurricane Helene damage hits market for $259K -- as Milton approaches

A newly listed Florida home is giving new meaning to the term “hot property” after it was put on t𓆉he market for $259,0🃏00 — despite the fact that it is still smoldering from... 

Top 10 US cities with lowest risk of climate disasters—includ✅ing hurricane𓂃s, fires and floods 

With Hurricane Milton heading toward Florida and swaths of the South still reeli🐲ng in the wake of Hurricane Helene, m𓃲any might be wondering: Is any place truly safe from extreme weather?

I thought I bought my dream house — but then it poisoned my family and ruined myౠ life

“Please watch if you have purchased a new build … This has become my nightmare,” she captioned the viral clip. ꦇ

Sad reason why almost half of Hurricane Helene's damage is not covered by insurance

﷽ Helene caused $30.5 billion to $47.5 billion in property damage across 16 states after striking the Florida Panhandle and carving a path of destruction across the Southeast late last month.

Is anywhere 🦩safe from hurricanes? The 10 states with the lowest risk of damage

Realtor.com rank🐼ed states based on the share of homes that face the lowest hurricane, flood, or fire damage probability versus the share of homes located in high-risk areas.

7 stat🎀es where pre-war houses are worth more than the typical home 𓄧

When it comes to the valu🌠e of your home, advanced age isn’t always a bad thing. 

The 10 best affordable small cities in the US — as a third of Americansꦗ sh🔴un big-city life

🥂 If living in a big city is too big, but a small town too small, buying a hꦰome in a small city just might be the perfect middle ground. 

Homeowner warns against buying house in the woods after nightmare rat, beetle problems: 'Eating us alive financially'

✅ A San Francisco Bay Area influencer has warned that buying a house in the woods, however beautiful it may be, is a complete headache to maintain. 

Record n♚umbers of Americans are moving to disaster-prone areas—🎃despite the risks

Real estate agents confirm that♈ many homebuyers just don’t take climate issues all tha🔜t seriously when deciding where to live.

I’m a minimalist who owns barely anything—I save $2K monꦺthly despite living in an 🍒expensive city 

 Ali🐻cia Rice estimates she has saved tens of thousands in the five years she’s been an extreme minimalist.

 Woman says this com📖mon househ♓old device nearly burned down her home

Julie Endicott revealed in a recent video that she discovered a plugg🥃ed-in USB-C charging cable burning through a blanket in her house.

NYC rent continues to rise: Here's how much you need to earn to live in each borough

 Anyone who’s tried to rent an apartment in New York City knows that it’s highly competitive and highly pri🉐ced, and the latest data suggests this market is showing no signs of letting up.

The cost of pet rent i🔯s rising — and it’s contributing to a crisis 🎃

🌳 Pet Rent, a monthly fee that covers damage caused by pets overtime, is an additional cost that many apartment complexe🗹s are charging their tenants more often.