Home Price Appreciation Edges Higher Amid Growing Regional Divide

Home prices continued to edge higher in the latest readings from FHFA and the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Indices , with both measures showing somewhat stronger annual gains than they did a month earlier. The improvement was still relatively modest, however, and inflation continued to run a

Virtual Tour vs. In-Person Showing: What Homebuyers Should Know

House hunting has always been a two-part process; narrowing the field and then getting your eyes on the homes that survive the cut. What’s changed is how powerful that first part has become. A well-built virtual tour can now do in twenty minutes what used to require a full weekend of driving around.

First-Time Home Buying Checklist: 12 Steps to Buying Your First Home

Key takeaways: Set a realistic budget that accounts for upfront and ongoing costs. Get pre-approved and find an agent before starting your home search. Protect yourself with inspections, contingencies, and a careful review before closing. Buying your first home comes with a lot of steps, from figuri

Build-to-Rent Homes: What Are They, and Why Are They So Popular?

Key Takeaways Build-to-rent (BTR) is a type of housing generally built in large-scale communities that resemble for-sale neighborhoods. BTR homes offer some of the benefits of homeownership without the maintenance—but there are drawbacks.  Single-family rentals have grown in popularity recently for