U.S. Home Price Appreciation Rates Softer Again (Slightly), Radian Home Price Index Reveals

In November, home prices across the United States rose at a slower pace than the month prior (October 2021) but continued to appreciate at higher than 2021 average monthly rates. According to the Radian Home Price Index (HPI) released by Red Bell Real Estate, LLC, a Radian Group Inc. company (NYSE: RDN), home prices nationally rose from the end of October 2021 to the end of November 2021 at an

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Adding space and remodeling the bathroom are homeowners’ top renovation resolutions for 2022

Zillow teamed up with Realm to share what projects will be most popular with homeowners in 2022 A new year means new resolutions, and at the top of the list for many will be making their home more functional. Zillow Research finds that 72% of homeowners will consider at least one home improvement project in the coming year, which makes sense, considering most people spent more time than ever in their

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Word of the Day: Circumlocution

[sir-kəm-lo-KYOO-shən] Part of speech: noun Origin: Latin, 16th century Definitions: 1. Using more words than necessary to express a thought 2. An indirect expression Examples of Circumlocution in a sentence “His drawn-out speech was not only boring, but it was pure circumlocution and made no real points.” “His attempt at circumlocution didn’t fool his mother when she asked where he was last night.” About Circumlocution “Circumlocution” is a fairly direct translation from Latin: “circum” =

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Redfin Survey: Three-Quarters of Homebuyers & Sellers Report Changing Plans Due to Inflation

Roughly 1 in 10 respondents are cancelling their plans to buy or sell a home because of inflation. 29% are delaying homebuying plans due to inflation, while 24% are accelerating their plans Seventy-three percent of homebuyers and sellers say inflation is influencing their future buying or selling plans, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Responding to a recent Redfin-commissioned survey of Americans who are planning

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Redfin Reports Home Prices Rise to All-Time High

The median home sale price rose 15% year over year as the number of homes for sale fell to an all-time low The median home sale price rose 15% year over year to an all-time high of $360,500 during the four-week period ending December 19, according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the technology-powered real estate brokerage. Pending sales rose 0.1%, the smallest year-over-year increase since June 2020. Sales activity is constricted by supply, not

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REX JOINS TECH FIRMS URGING COMMERCE SECRETARY NOT TO PROTECT THE GOLIATHS

As momentum grows for competition in real estate, REX stands shoulder-to-shoulder with other pro-consumer innovators with letter to Secretary Raimondo. REX joined pro-consumer tech companies in urging Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo to keep digital markets accessible to consumers and open to competition. Collaborating with REX on the letter, which was first reported in Politico’s Morning Tech, are numerous innovative platforms across the digital economy, including Yelp, Genius, Felt, Patreon, Beeper, OfferFit, and

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