Some real estate pros are prepping their “spooktacular”-themed open houses to attract potential buyers this month. Here are a few tips if you decide to follow the Halloween vibe:Don’t go all “goth” when decorating: Keep the themed decor simple and especially tasteful. No tombstones and graveyards or skeletons on the front stoop to frighten buyers away. April Struhs, a real estate pro with Coldwell Banker Schmitt Real Esta
Housing experts say that homeownership is growing out of reach for a rising number of minority households. Fewer than one in 10 homes for sale last year were affordable to African American households in several major cities, such as San Francisco, Denver, Boston, Los Angeles, and Seattle, a newly released study from Redfin reports.The report calls out San Francisco, where less than 1% of homes for sale last year were affordable for African Americ
The number of older American households is climbing to record high levels, and the housing industry is closely monitoring their evolving housing needs. The number of homes headed by a person age 65 or older rose from 27 million to 31 million between 2012 to 2017.Over the next 20 years, the oldest age groups—age 65 and over—are expected to increase their share of all U.S. households from 26% in 2018 to 34% by 2038, according to a newly release
Students are borrowing more money nowadays, not only causing them to face higher bills but also forcing them to delay homeownership, the study notes.The average student loan borrower owes $34,500, which is $8,500 more than the typical down payment of $26,000. More than a quarter of millennials say that student loans are the primary barrier to saving up for a down payment, according to a separate report from the National Association of REALTO
The economy shows signs of sluggishness, but not the housing market, according to a new report released this week from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Consumer spending is softening and wage growth is “moderate,” but the housing market has rebounded, the Fed says.“Housing activity indicators displayed further gradual improvement in August,” according to the report. Over the last three months, single-family housing starts and permits
Low mortgage rates are drawing out more home buyers who want to take advantage of the decrease in borrowing costs, but they’re increasingly growing frustrated as the selection of properties narrows. An unseasonable surge in buyer demand has coincided with housing inventories moving even lower in recent months. Inventories dropped 2.5% annually in September, realtor.com®’s data shows.The lower tier of the market—homes priced under $200,000
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More millennials and younger Gen Xers are leaving the big cities behind and opting for smaller towns to call home. Since 2014, an average of about 30,000 residents between the ages of 25 and 39 have departed big cities annually, according to U.S. Census Bureau figures. Smaller cities have been seeing some of the largest influxes of the millennial generation.Young adults who freelance or have telecommuting jobs are more likely to move out of urban
Nothing ruins a bathroom like a bad hue, and the gray trend may be one of the worst offenders, designers say.“Bathrooms tend to be enclosed spaces, so greige-y muddy colors can make the space feel smaller and dingy,” Ariel Okin, an interior designer in New York City, told Apartment Therapy. “Lighter colors like bright crisp whites, powder blues, and spring greens always play really well in a bathroom, as do moodier shades such as inky navy
Investors looking for homes to flip are being squeezed by high prices, inventory shortages of affordable options, and stiff competition from buyers, realtor.com® notes in a new analysis. But deals can still be found.Realtor.com® identified the hottest housing markets for investors by pinpointing those where the highest percentage of homes were either flipped or rented out after the sale. The most profitable flip markets tend to be in the Midwes
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