Posts with tag realtor.com

By Samuel Weigley The services of real estate agents can be invaluable, but it seems that most sellers know how to sell their homes. And when it comes to home improvements before putting their houses on the market, agents and sellers mostly agree on what is the best course of action, according to a recent survey conducted... Continue Reading »

The recent listing of the late Gianni Versace's luxe estate, Casas Casuarina, has once again drawn our attention to the fine, fine homes that the majority of us will never be able to afford. So count your millions, children, because we're going on a ride down Fat Cat Real Estate Lane to check out the richest homes... Continue Reading »

As of last week, the median price for a home in the United States was hovering just around $200,000. Depending on where you live, that'll buy you a 5-bed, 4-bath with a sweeping central staircase (Las Vegas -- pictured above), a lakefront house with a pool (Orlando), or a handcrafted cabin in the mountains (Colorado... Continue Reading »

California metros dominated a list of 11 fast-moving real estate markets in July, reported property search site Realtor.com. Realtor.com released a list of metros with the lowest median age of inventory at the site -- a measurement of how long a property from a given metro area typically spends on the site. Denver, which... Continue Reading »

As prices continue to decline in markets across the nation, the barrier to entry for many new buyers is also falling. Ten cities, all of which experienced year-over-year price declines, emerged as the most searched metros in April, reports Inman News. Read the full story at Inman News. Metro areas in the South and West... Continue Reading »

Looking to buy a home this spring? There are plenty of new real estate search tools designed to make your home search a whole lot easier. In the old days, house hunters relied on newspaper classified listings and brokers to hone in on properties that fit their criteria. These days, smartphones, tablets and PCs do all the... Continue Reading »

Realtor.com publishes a weekly top 10 list with the most searched properties within 20 percent of the national median price. This can be some what distorting, as a $215,000 house in L.A. may be a shack compared to one in Minneapolis or Cleveland. As it happens, six of the 10 most searched last week were in the Detroit... Continue Reading »