California housing markets are still among the top performers in the country, according to realtor.com®’s monthly rankings of the hottest housing markets. Realtor.com® ranks metros based on the most online listing views and the markets where homes are selling the fastest.Overall, the median home list price nationwide was $269,000 in January, 8 percent higher than a year ago. Still, list price increases have subdued somewhat in recent week
A space can have an instant effect on your mood. How can you make sure a home gives off positive energy and style? A recent article at The New York Times shares tips from designers on creating a home that supports a person’s well-being. Some of these tips could also apply to creating a more welcoming vibe in the staging of properties.Embrace the two-foot rule.Justina Blakeney, author of The New Bohemians Handbook: Come Home to Good Vibes,
Former president Lyndon B. Johnson owned the property from 1963 to 1971For $2.8 million, you’ll be able to live like a president — not at The White House, but at former president Lyndon B. Johnson’s 3,980 square-foot estate situated on 142 acres of land in the Texas Hill Country.The original ranch. (Photo: Dave Murray/DMTX Realty)Johnson bought the estate one week into his presidency in 1963 and used the home as his private retreat until 1
The traditional black-and-white business card is dying out in some professions, but salespeople and marketers are reinventing their look to keep others intrigued.The Wall Street Journal reports an increase in the do-it-yourself business card, marked by unusual designs and materials. Business cards are being made of everything from metal to plastic and even wood. Some are larger than your traditional business card, while others are much tinier to
More companies are hoping to capture an internet domain name beyond the standard .com, and some are willing to pay premium prices for a domain that ties into their industry.Donuts Inc., a domain name provider, announced what is believed to be one of the largest sales to date for a premium domain name in real estate–related industries with the acquisition of “home.loans” for $500,000. Donuts holds a giant portfolio of top-level domains on th
Mixing business and family can get messy. However, family and friends may be your main source of business when you’re beginning to sell.“The choice is fraught with risks—both to your relationship and to a successful real estate deal,” writes Daniel Bortz, a real estate pro in the Washington, D.C., area in an article for realtor.com®.Bortz shares some of the lessons he’s learned about the pitfalls of working with family members on
The open floor plan has been popular in many new home designs. Homeowners are showing a desire to have no walls separating the kitchen, dining, and living areas. In fact, 84 percent of new single-family homes have fully or partially open layouts, according to the National Association of Home Builders.Some owners are knocking down walls during home renovations to have their own open floor plan. But before they do, they may want to reconsider if
The number of foreclosures may be dropping, but a huge backlog is building due to longer processing times. The average time to foreclose jumped to more than 1,000 days nationwide in the fourth quarter of 2017. That marks a 14 percent increase from the previous quarter and a 28 percent increase from a year ago. It also is the longest number of days to process a foreclosure since ATTOM Data Solutions, a real estate data firm, began tracking foreclo
A Frank Lloyd Wright building in Whitefish, Mont., that was bulldozed earlier this month reportedly is the first structure designed by the architecture icon to be demolished in more than 40 years. Preservationists were trying to save the building, which was constructed in 1958, a year before Wright’s death, but it was razed when negotiations stalled.The 5,000-square-foot building first opened as a medical clinic but later became a bank in 1964,
The city Amazon selects for its second headquarters, known as HQ2, will likely see an immediate hike in home prices and a new-construction boom in areas within commuting distance of the new campus, says Javier Vivas, director of economic research for realtor.com®. Amazon, which announced the list of 20 finalists under consideration for HQ2, is expected to also invest $5 billion in the local economy of the winning city and create 50,000 high-pa
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