‘Dream Home Makeover’ IDs the One Overlooked Space Homeowners Need To Renovate Right Now

realtor.com® Real Estate News 8/18 11:00A Lisa Johnson Mandell

Netflix On Dream Home Makeover ,   Syd and Shea McGee seem to be expanding in all directions. They have a giant new office that accommodates their 170 employees, plus a new baby that brings their...

Whoa! America’s Housing Market Just Hit a Speed Bump That Could Completely Change the Homebuying...

realtor.com® Real Estate News 8/18 10:30A Judy Dutton

Getty Images How much of a difference does five days make? In today s fast-paced housing market where real estate listings get snapped up almost overnight, a whole lot. Our weekly column “How’s the...

Instead of Demolishing It, Larry Ellison Selling $145M North Palm Beach Estate

realtor.com® Real Estate News 8/18 9:00A Claudine Zap

Getty Images / MLS / Realtor.com Larry Ellison , billionaire co-founder of Oracle, has decided to hold off on taking the wrecking ball to his North Palm Beach, FL, estate. In April 2021, Ellison paid...

About Half of Black Renters Were Priced Out of Homeownership in the Past Year

realtor.com® Real Estate News 8/18 8:15A Clare Trapasso

Getty Images In the span of a single year, more than half of all Black renters have been priced out of becoming homeowners. The toxic combination of record-high home prices and higher mortgage...

Do You Have What It Takes To Revive This Futuristic Tulsa Tower?

realtor.com® Real Estate News 8/18 7:45A Tiffani Sherman

MLS / Realtor.com The design inspiration for this one-of-a-kind home in Oklahoma came from a postcard. Resembling a Space Age wonder, this residence is now available for $295,000. Known to Tulsa...

July Existing-Home Sales Fall for the Sixth Straight Month, Realtors See ‘Housing Recession’

realtor.com® Real Estate News 8/18 6:45A Aarthi Swaminathan and Greg Robb

Getty Images The numbers: U.S. existing-home sales fell 5.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.81 million in July, the  National Association of Realtors  said Wednesday. This is the sixth...

Castle on a Hill: $50M Malibu Rocky Oaks Estate and Vineyards

realtor.com® Real Estate News 8/18 4:00A Lisa Johnson Mandell

MLS / Realtor.com If you ve ever driven into Malibu, CA, from U.S. Highway 101 via Kanan Dume Road, you ve likely noticed two prominent landmarks. One is The Bachelor mansion in Agoura Hills, and the...

Looking To Buy in a Flood-Prone Area? Here’s What To Know

realtor.com® Real Estate News 8/18 1:00A Kathleen Willcox

Getty Images The most important details people consider when buying a home are the location, price per square foot , and number of bedrooms. But what happens when your dream home is located in a flood...

Why Is Everyone Moving to This State? (Maybe It’s the Zero Taxes and Promise of Freedom)

realtor.com® Real Estate News 8/18 12:00A Meera Pal

Realtor.com / Getty Images What is it about New Hampshire? It s the ninth state of the union, the site of the first potato grown in these United States, and, perhaps most laudably, the home to not one...

How to Clean Carpet: From Vacuuming to Steam Cleaning

realtor.com® Real Estate News 8/17 11:30A Lisa Kaplan Gordon

sturti/iStock The spring sunshine is finally streaming through your windows—and shedding light on just how dirty and dingy your carpets have gotten over the winter. It s not your family s fault that...

Need More Space? Freshen Up Your Unfinished Basement on the Cheap

realtor.com® Real Estate News 8/17 11:00A Lisa Marie Conklin

Photo courtesy of Distinctive Interior Designs via Houzz We know the situation: You love your cute house, but you simply need more space. Though with today s unpredictable economy, maybe now is not the best time to pack up and spend big bucks...

Does a Buyer’s Agent Agreement Guarantee the Agent’s Paid a Commission?

realtor.com® Real Estate News 8/17 10:30A Julie Ryan Evans

bernie_photo/iStock Does a buyer s agent agreement guarantee that your real estate agent is paid a commission? This question may come up in situations where you ve hired a  buyer s agent  to help...

Real Estate Purchase Agreement: 7 Things Home Buyers Must Check—or Else

realtor.com® Real Estate News 8/17 10:30A Daniel Bortz

Natee Meepian/iStock Every home sale starts with a real estate purchase agreement—a legally binding contract signed by home buyers and sellers that confirms that they agree upon a certain purchase...

Alaska’s Most Expensive Home Is a Really Remote $4.35M Sportsman’s Lodge

realtor.com® Real Estate News 8/17 10:15A Kristine Hansen

MLS / Realtor.com Located just 90 minutes from Anchorage —in Port Alsworth, AK —is a lodgelike compound currently in use as a seasonal hunting, fishing, and sightseeing business. It’s now on the market for $4,350,000, listed with Tait Zimmerman ...

‘Good Bones’ Reveals the One Renovation Mistake That Can Destroy Your Home’s Value

realtor.com® Real Estate News 8/17 9:15A Lisa Johnson Mandell

HGTV On Good Bones ,   Mina Starsiak Hawk is known for renovating run-down houses in Indianapolis , but her latest remodel is for a much more luxurious house—and a famous client. In the Major Mansion Makeover episode, Starsiak Hawk and her team...