Posts Tagged ‘home’
California home sales volume | firsttuesday Journal
Why this matters: Real estate agents and brokers in 2025 observed a disappointing spring sales bounce after years of substandard home sales since the 2021 pandemic buying frenzy. Buyers lost purchasing power to the highest mortgage rates and as...
D.C. First-Time Home Buyer | Grants & Programs 2025
What to know about buying a house in Washington D.C. Washington D.C. first-time home buyers face steep housing prices on average — well above the national median. But there’s good news, too. You might be in line for all sorts of hel...
Government shutdown threatens thousands of Florida home sales
The federal government shutdown has suspended the National Flood Insurance Program, putting thousands of real estate transactions at risk. Industry leaders warn the halt could derail about 1,400 home sales daily across more than 22,000 com...
Rick Caruso’s Former Beverly Hills Home Priciest Sale in U.S.
A Beverly Hills estate once owned by Los Angeles developer and former mayoral candidate Rick Caruso was the most-expensive home sale in the country last month. Caruso’s former home, at 912 Benedict Canyon Drive, sold for $47.5 million, Wests...
Home offices give way to hobby rooms as return-to-office mandate spreads
During the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the most in-demand amenity was a stylish home office. Headlines proclaimed that commuting was a thing of the past and working from home was the future, while homeowners were building sheds in their y...
Profit margin on flipping a home is at a 17-year low due to high prices
LOS ANGELES — It pays less and less to buy and flip a home these days.From April through June, the typical home flipped by an investor resulted in a 25.1% return on investment, before expenses. That’s the lowest profit margin for such tr...
Washington First-Time Home Buyer | Programs & Grants 2025
What to know about buying a house in Washington If you’re a Washington first-time home buyer, you can face some hurdles. But take heart. The Evergreen State offers extensive support, ranging from free homebuyer education to special mo...
Home sales volume decline intensifies in August 2025
Why this matters: 2025’s lackluster spring sales bounce continues years of substandard home sales since the 2021 pandemic buying frenzy. Buyers have lost purchasing power to the highest mortgage rates and asking prices since 2013. In turn, fo...
