Negative Equity Is Improving, but Condos Are More Likely to be Underwater
The U.S. rate of underwater homeowners – those who owe more on their home than it's worth – continued to drop in the first half of 2015. But condo owners are still more likely to be stuck in negative...
View ArticleThe Attainable American Dream? Not in These Major Tech Hubs
Technology jobs mean booming housing markets in Denver, San Francisco, San Jose and Seattle, as young people flock there looking for high-paying jobs. But what's great for the economy may not be so...
View ArticleThe Fed Announcement: What It Means for Mortgage Rates and the Housing Market
U.S. interest rates have seen nearly a decade of record lows, and 2015 was supposedly the year that they finally began to rise. The Federal Open Market Committee announced today that the benchmark...
View ArticleThe Recession Is Over, But That Hasn't Meant Prosperity for All
U.S. home value growth has continued to level off, with homes appreciating 3.3 percent annually, according to Zillow’s August Real Estate Market Report. The recession is over, and 26 of the top 35 U.S....
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New Homes are Getting Bigger, and Lots Are Getting Smaller
U.S. homes are getting bigger, but the lots underneath them are shrinking, according to new data released today by Zillow. Since the late 1990s, the median size of new detached single-family homes in...
View ArticleWhere Firefighters and Teachers Can Afford to Buy Homes
If you’re a firefighter, the best place for home shopping is Riverside, CA, where you’ll make a median annual income of $107,000. That's about $78,000 more per year than the average worker there,...
View ArticleShort on Cash, More Buyers Turning to Family for Down Payment Help
The percentage of home buyers relying on friends and family to give them money for a down payment tripled during the recession and is still higher than before the housing crisis, according to a Zillow...
View ArticleMortgage Approval Easier for All Americans
Easing mortgage restrictions seem to be making it possible for more Americans to become homeowners, according to Zillow's latest analysis on mortgage access and homeownership by race, but minorities...
View ArticleRent Increases Slow as New Apartment Buildings Open
New apartment buildings are finally opening, which is helping slow rent appreciation across the U.S. According to the Zillow October Real Estate Market Reports, national rents grew 4.5 percent...
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Get a Black Friday Deal on a Home This Holiday Season
The day after Thanksgiving is universally known as the day to get started on holiday shopping and score big savings on the hottest gifts for friends and family. But what about finding deals on a new...
View Article2015's Most Valuable Housing Markets
In 2015, the value of all homes across the U.S. increased $1.1 trillion, growing 4.1 percent over the past year. At year end, the entire housing stock is expected to be valued at $28.5 trillion - $10...
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Where to Find Your Match This Valentine's Day
Searching for your significant other this Valentine's Day? Turns out, your odds are best in Boston, according to Zillow's annual Valentine's Day Index, which ranks the best places for love across the...
View ArticleUndocumented Immigration May Affect the Housing Market
You may not think immigration has an effect on housing prices, but more than half of the experts surveyed by Zillow said if there continues to be a decline in undocumented immigration in the U.S.,...
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Building Boom Makes Columbus, Ohio America's Hottest Apartment Market
As fast as builders can put up new apartment buildings in Columbus, Ohio, renters are snapping them up. Zillow set out to find out which U.S. apartment markets are most competitive - where prices are...
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Indianapolis Named Best Place for First-Time Home Buyers
Indianapolis is the best market for first-time home buyers right now, according to Zillow's latest analysis. Pittsburgh and Memphis are also high on the list of places that are the easiest for...
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El Paso, Texas Has the Greatest Percentage of Millennials Living with Mom
Grown adults won't have to go far to celebrate Mother's Day in El Paso, TX this year. Zillow's latest analysis found that El Paso has the greatest percentage of millennials age 24 to 34 living with...
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Seattle Is the Best Bike City in the US
Seattleites looking to hop on their bikes for National Bike to Work Week are in luck: The city ranks as the No. 1 bike city in the U.S. followed by Portland and San Francisco, according to a Zillow...
View ArticleCorpus Christi Named the Best City to be a Kid
Hot job markets on the coasts are attracting people to places like San Francisco, Seattle and New York, but if kids had a say in where parents moved, the most popular cities might be different. In...
View ArticleU.S. Hot Spots for Energy-Efficient Home Technology
Cities with a lot of environmentally friendly home features don't necessarily have the smallest carbon footprint. Of the 100 largest U.S. cities, San Jose, CA has the greatest percentage of home...
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