The Fed Just Raised Interest Rates Again—Here’s Why That’s Bad News for Both Homebuyers and Sellers

realtor.com® Real Estate News 3/22 10:58A Clare Trapasso

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The Federal Reserve s latest rate hike may be like a late frost creeping over the fragile spring housing market . In the wake of the Fed increasing its rates by 0.25% on...

Chip and Jo 2.0? Dave and Jenny Marrs Launch a Charmingly Familiar Venture

realtor.com® Real Estate News 3/22 10:30A Lisa Johnson Mandell

HGTV On Fixer to Fabulous , Dave and Jenny Marrs have been making over their hometown of Bentonville, AR, one house at a time. Now they ve stepped it up and are revitalizing the whole town. In the...

Do The Taxes You Pay Make Your State a Better Place? Find Out Here

realtor.com® Real Estate News 3/22 8:30A Jennifer Kelly Geddes

Walter Bibikow/Getty Images Tax season is here—and while many gripe about forking money over to Uncle Sam, the real question is: Are your tax dollars being put to good use? Odds are, you re aware that...

Motocross Icon Brian Deegan Is Speeding Away From His $3.9M North Carolina Home

realtor.com® Real Estate News 3/22 7:30A Jennifer Kelly Geddes

Dennis Grombkowski/Bongarts/Getty Images / Realtor.com The Deegan clan is headed to the Sunshine State. Brian Deegan , the most decorated freestyle motocross rider in X Games history, is pulling up...

Kim Kardashian Still Trying To Unload Her Swanky Calabasas Penthouse for $2.7M

realtor.com® Real Estate News 3/22 4:00A Kellie Speed

Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for SKIMS / Realtor.com Reality star Kim Kardashian  still needs buyer for her stylish Calabasas, CA , condo. The three-bedroom home has been on and off the market over...

With Mortgage Rates in Flux, Is ‘Buy Now, Refinance Later’ Good Advice?

realtor.com® Real Estate News 3/22 1:00A Kathleen Willcox

Getty Images / Realtor.com If you’re in the market for a home but are discouraged by the current high mortgage rates , you’ve probably heard the advice “buy now and refinance later —maybe from your...

Build It and They Will Come: 10 Surprising Cities Where New-Home Construction Is Booming

realtor.com® Real Estate News 3/22 12:00A Evan Wyloge

Robert Knopes/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Where are America’s new homes? That question keeps boiling up to the surface, as buyers grapple with the current state of the housing market ....

How Long Will That Home Renovation Really Take? Here’s a Timeline To Save Your Sanity

realtor.com® Real Estate News 3/21 12:30P Meera Pal

Getty Images Many homeowners have likely imagined the renovations that would transform their homes into the fabulously stylish and seamlessly functional abodes of their vision-board dreams. But for those who have gathered the funds (and the...

Midcentury Marvel in Savannah Makes Its Market Debut and Lands a Buyer Right Away

realtor.com® Real Estate News 3/21 11:30A Tiffani Sherman

Realtor.com A midcentury modern house that has been in the same family since it was built in 1960 has hit the market for the first time. “My husband was born and raised here,” says listing agent and...

Skier Lindsey Vonn Is Racing To Sell Her Miami Beach Pad for $6M

realtor.com® Real Estate News 3/21 10:30A Jennifer Kelly Geddes

Millo Moravski/Agence Zoom/Getty Images / Realtor.com Whoosh! That was fast. World-famous skier Lindsey Vonn seems to have tired quickly of her gated, waterfront abode in Miami Beach, FL . Vonn...

Tranquil Desert Oasis Mesmerizes the Market Near Palm Springs for $1.55M

realtor.com® Real Estate News 3/21 9:30A Tiffani Sherman

Realtor.com It s not a mirage. This really is a desert oasis, and it s had quite the transformation. The current owners of the minimalist Artesia Residence in Desert Hot Springs, CA , have reimagined...

‘Rock the Block’ Unveils Unbelievable Main Suite Luxuries—and One That’s Just Plain Weird

realtor.com® Real Estate News 3/21 9:17A Lisa Johnson Mandell

HGTV The latest episode of Rock the Block is, in the words of host Ty Pennington , pretty sweet  In fact, it s the main suite. In Main Suite Face-Off, the four teams of HGTV designers in Berthoud, CO...

U.S. Existing-Home Sales Rise for the First Time in 13 Months, Surging 14.5% in February

realtor.com® Real Estate News 3/21 8:05A Aarthi Swaminathan

Getty Images A brief drop in mortgage rates has boosted U.S. home sales, but with economic uncertainty and elevated rates, the recovery may be short-lived. The numbers: U.S. existing-home sales jumped...

Billionaire Peter Brant and Supermodel Stephanie Seymour List Their Palm Beach Estate for $28M

realtor.com® Real Estate News 3/21 4:00A Kellie Speed

Sylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Billionaire Peter Brant and wife Stephanie Seymour hope a buyer will splash out a cool $28 million for their sprawling Palm Beach, FL , estate. The...

Looking for a Deal? Too Bad. Rents Are Rising the Fastest in the Cheapest Real Estate Markets

realtor.com® Real Estate News 3/21 12:30A Andrea Riquier

Joe Raedle/Getty Images It used to be that folks could dependably find cheap rent in large swaths of the Midwest and the South. But those deals are quickly dissipating. In most of the country, monthly...