Growing supply of multifamily housing suggests a 1.1% increase in rental stock to more than 49 million units by next fall, with the biggest increases in the South and West. Rents fell by -0.8% to $1,720 in October, marking their fifteenth consecutive month of year-over-year declines and falling...
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COST OF HOME REPAIRS INCREASES BY 3.35% FROM Q3 2023 ACCORDING TO THE Q3 2024 VERISK REMODEL INDEX
Price increases continue to slow down after post-COVID surge, but have risen almost 70% in the past decade The cost of home repairs and remodeling in the third quarter of 2024 continued to increase, rising by 1.08% from the prior quarter and just over 3.35% from the third quarter of 2023 according...
Homes With Low Natural Disaster Risk Are Rising in Value Faster Than Homes With High Risk for the First Time in Over a Decade
Redfin reports that this year marked the first time since 2010 that low-risk homes across three major climate categories—heat, fire and flood—gained value faster than high-risk homes. That may be a sign Americans are growing more responsive to natural disasters. For the first time since 2010,...
Obie Unveils Tenant Legal Liability Policy to Empower Real Estate Investors with Streamlined Tenant Risk Coverage
Obie, a leader in modern insurance solutions for real estate investors, is proud to announce the launch of its Tenant Legal Liability (TLL) policy — a streamlined coverage option for protecting rental properties and their owners against tenant-related damage. TLL coverage seamlessly integrates...
Zillow Group Promotes Jun Choo to chief operating officer
Zillow Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: Z and ZG), which is transforming the way people buy, sell, rent and finance homes, announced that tenured Zillow executive Jun Choo has been promoted to chief operating officer (COO). In this role, Choo will now oversee Zillow's for sale business...
RE/MAX NATIONAL HOUSING REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2024
Home Sales Were Unseasonably Strong While Inventory Climbed October home sales bucked seasonal trends and posted a 6.7% increase over September and were 8.4% higher year-over-year. Year to date, 2024 home sales have exceeded 2023 levels in six of 10 months. Though new listings were down 0.7% from...
The Home Depot Foundation invests $10 million to help veterans age in place, avoid homelessness
New commitment bolsters the Foundation's progress toward $750 million investment by 2030 In honor of Veterans Day and the annual Operation Surprise initiative, The Home Depot Foundation is investing $10 million to help veterans age in their current residences and avoid homelessness. This...
U.S. FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY INCREASES IN OCTOBER 2024
Foreclosure Starts Increase 6 Percent from Last Month; Completed Foreclosures Increase 12 Percent from Last Month ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its October 2024 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 30,784 U.S....
RealFoundations Expands Leadership Team in Anticipation of International Growth
Leading Real Estate Consulting and Managed Services Firm Welcomes Global Industry Veteran RealFoundations, the world’s foremost provider of consulting and managed services for the real estate industry, announced the appointment of Andy Rothery to the firm’s leadership team as an Enterprise...









