US property taxes increased to $306.4B in 2019

The total property taxes levied on single-family homes in 2019 increased by 1 percent from 2018, the smallest increase in the past three years. Continue reading

Rent growth slows amid coronavirus pandemic

Rents still increased in March, but the growth slowed at a time when rents would normally be rising more quickly. Continue reading

KW franchise pays it forward to employees of bankrupt furniture store

Detroit-based Keller Williams Platinum is offering employees of Art Van Furniture free pre-licensing training when the company closes in May. Continue reading

These 15 markets are poised to become the next iBuying hotspots

A change in FDIC regulations will make it easier for iBuyers to enter markets in the North and South, according to home-value data platform Ownerly. Continue reading

Affordability is ‘getting worse, not better’: Report

An alarming new report says 90 percent of the new houses being built today can be purchased by just 10 percent of American households. Student debt and lack of building are a couple of factors to blame. Continue reading

Massachusetts begins taxing short-term rentals and nightly rates are predicted to rise

The new fee kicked in on Monday and applies the state’s 5.7 percent occupancy tax, which was previously imposed on hotels, to short-term rentals that are facilitated by websites such as Airbnb, Vrbo, Vacasa and others. Continue reading

Seattle is more affordable than Detroit? How’s that even possible?

New York City clocked in as the least affordable city, with rent accounting for 121 percent of each paycheck, according to a new study released on Friday. Continue reading

Nationwide foreclosure starts rise for first time in 3 years

Foreclosure starts increased by less than 1 percent year-over-year in July after 36 consecutive months of decreases, according to Attom Data Solutions. Continue reading