Downtown Charlotte skyline with Marshall Park (and autumn colored trees) in the foreground. Salt Lake City, Utah Seattle, Wash. Austin, Texas Dallas, Texas Charlotte, N.C. Charlotte is one of the best places to live in North Carolina with 14 percent of the...
Walk instead of drive. Millennials Prefer Walking Given the choice, members of the millennial generation would rather walk than drive. A recent study by NAR and Portland State University finds that Americans ages 1834 are 12 percent more likely to walk as a mode of...
Crowdfunding- should it be done to buy a house? Should Buyers Crowdfund Their Way Into Homeownership? In recent years, crowdfunding has become a popular way to pay for a remarkably wide range of ventures. Want to back a sliced-ketchup product, a self-serve cocktail...
Owning is becoming more popular than renting. Rising wages, loosening credit standards and demographic shifts are all creating momentum for owning rather than renting. The homeownership rate rose from the prior year for the fifth consecutive quarter in 2018, according...
Privacy is important to the homeowner. Don’t underestimate the power of privacy. Homebuyers say that privacy and having a space that is solely their own is the leading goal of homeownership. In a recent survey of homebuyer preferences on Realtor.com, privacy even...
Outdoor Living Trends: Owners and buyers look to increase value, livability with improved outdoor spaces. When spotlighting trends in home projects for the coming year, the National Association of Home Builders’ Best of American Living awards pointed to intimate...
