Pending home sales plunged in April
Rising interest rates led to a 7.7% drop in pending home sales in April, according to new data released Thursday. Home sales have fallen in all four regions of the U.S., according to recent statistics from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The association pointed to a decline in the Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), […]
US home insurance rates up almost 38% since 2019: Report
The story at a glance American homeowners are paying about 38% more for insurance than they did in 2019. Insurance premiums for people living in Arizona, Illinois and Nebraska have risen by more than 55% since 2019. Nationwide, home insurance rates have already risen 5.8% since January, with the biggest increase in Nebraska, where homeowners […]
Home prices not budging, hit new high in March: Case-Shiller
Homebuyers waiting for housing prices to move may have to wait even longer. (iStock) Home prices continued to rise in March, hitting a new high, even as homebuyers held off on home purchases, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index. report. House prices are currently 6.5% higher than last year, in […]
Pritzker says budget passed early morning because ‘everybody wanted to go home’
(The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is heralding a budget that Republicans say was crammed down taxpayers throats in the dead of night. After the Senate approved the state budget package late in the evening Sunday, the House took the measure up in the early morning hours Wednesday. The measure spends $53.1 billion […]
Jennifer Lopez tried to ‘slow down,’ ‘be home more’ during Ben Affleck marriage
Jennifer Lopez took some time off during her marriage to Ben Affleck. The actress recently He told AP News She said she has “cut back” her schedule over the past “few years” in order to slow down and spend more time at home. Rather than “doing everything,” the Grammy nominee says she only does things […]
Panthers Tie Series as Rangers Return Home for Game 5
We got the series. The Rangers were trying to take the series to 3-1 on Tuesday in Florida, but this time they were unable to win in overtime for the first time in the playoffs. The Panthers won in overtime to tie the series at 2-2, and the Blueshirts return home on Thursday for a […]
New construction still popular as most Americans believe it’s a bad time to buy an existing home
New construction is expected to grow 4.7% this year. (iStock) As existing home prices and interest rates remain high, new home construction is becoming more popular again. Construction on more than 1 million new detached homes began in March. U.S. Census Bureau and National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)report. The number of new homes built […]
Home insurance rates have surged nearly 40% since 2019 – but they’re rising fastest in these states
FOX Business Real Estate correspondent Katrina Campins talks about rising home insurance rates on “The Bottom Line.” Astronomical increases in mortgage rates and skyrocketing home prices over the past year have put a key tenet of the American Dream out of reach for millions of families. Today, there’s another hurdle to homeownership: rising home insurance […]
Bear Breaks into California Home to Steal Oreos
A bear with an apparent sweet tooth is causing concern for local residents in Monrovia, California. On Friday, the animal broke into a home on Canyon Crest Drive and left with a pack of Oreos. It apparently climbed in through a window and left with the sweet treats, which residents say are the animal’s favorite […]
California police say man won’t face charges after shooting and killing home intruder who was an ex-boyfriend of his girlfriend
California man will not be charged Shooting and killing Police say the person who broke into the apartment was her girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend. The Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office said deputies responded to the scene of a reported shooting at the Sutter Crossing Apartment complex in Carmichael, Sacramento County, around 2 a.m. Sunday morning. “He has the […]