Believe it or not, the holiday season can be a great time to sell your home. You may think that spring is the ultimate season to sell your home due to more houses being listed and more people seem eager to buy. It’s true that the housing market typically heats up during the spring, however,

Amid global tension, trade wars and general economic uncertainty, many people are wondering if and when a recession will hit, and how it could affect the U.S. housing market. Redfin agent Jessie Culbert Boucher sat down with Redfin chief economist Daryl Fairweather to ask questions about what’s going on in the U.S. economy, if there’s

Surges in both sales and building permits signal the beginning of a moderate recovery for the new-home market. New-home sale prices dropped 1.5 percent year over year to a median of $370,300 in the third quarter. That marks the biggest decline since at least 2012 and the third consecutive quarter of declines.  Meanwhile, new-home sales

Seattle rates among those to fall below national level, even as competition in the Bay Area sees unseasonable uptick. Despite a smaller than anticipated impact from recent tech IPOs. Nationally, just 10 percent of offers written by Redfin agents on behalf of their homebuying customers faced a bidding war in October, down from 39 percent

Racial diversity in neighborhoods with train stations remained high even decades after rail transit came to Atlanta and Los Angeles. Improving transit access to a neighborhood does not lead to a significant decrease in minority populations, even as incomes and rents rise faster than similar neighborhoods without convenient transit. When a new rail transit stop

Your home should be a safe and healthy refuge for the entire family. While you may be diligent about minimizing your exposure to household chemicals, there may be other toxins causing health threats throughout your home. To protect yourself and your loved ones, beware of the following home health hazards: 1. Radon What is radon?

Sales of homes priced at or above $1.5 million increased 3.2% annually, a sign that the high-end market is moderating after recession fears marred the first two quarters.  The average sale price for luxury homes nationwide rose 0.3 percent year over year to $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2019. Though that’s essentially flat,

Last September, when Redfin hosted Professor Elizabeth Korver-Glenn at a symposium on race and real estate, we asked her what was the most important change our industry could make to give people of color equal access to housing. Without a moment’s hesitation, she said, “Eliminate pocket listings.”   When a real estate agent pockets a listing,

A common question that clients ask during home inspections is: “Does this house have good water pressure?” When you’re searching the housing market and touring homes, it’s important to look for a few key indicators of the home’s water pressure and how those systems are functioning. What you usually want to know is whether the

In Dallas, the typical homeowner has been in their home for 22 years, up from 13 years in 2010 The typical American homeowner in 2019 had spent 13 years in their home, up from eight years in 2010. Median home tenure increased in all of the 55 metros Redfin analyzed. In Salt Lake City, Houston,