The bipartisan Starter Homes Act would loosen local mandates on minimum lot sizes, parking and design requirements, and require cities to allow duplexes, triplexes, and accessory dwelling units in more neighborhoods.
OnTheMarket was not realising the full value of its budgets due to losing spend to unknown, fraudulent sources. The marketing team was dealing with the challenge of sophisticated bots that were hampering the effectiveness of its PPC activity.
The January 2025 Los Angeles wildfires destroyed about 12,000 homes and caused more than $50 billion in damage, with most losses tied to the Eaton and Palisades fires, which were contained by Jan. 31, 2025.
"Baltimore is a decent-sized city but functions more like a cluster of smaller towns, even within the city itself. Neighborhoods can feel worlds apart," says Kenneth Fagan, senior vice president and regional manager of Long & Foster Real Estate/Luxury Portfolio International. "Roland Park has large, high-end homes, while Waterfront-everything from Fells Point to Harbor East-offers smaller homes, great walkability, and wonderful restaurants."
The demand for faster information has driven an evolution in consumer behavior. Buyers are researching multiple communities and submitting inquiries to several builders in rapid succession.
The Tar Heel State is well-known for its diverse landscapes, so you're not limited to just one kind of escape. On the western side of the state, the Appalachian Mountains are filled with home-away-from-home cabins.
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One of the biggest takeaways is that from a national perspective, the largest investors account for a really small proportion of single-family home purchases and that share has decreased in recent years. So the ban is going to have less of a bite now than it would have had it been enacted a few years ago. It is attacking a trend that is already decreasing as opposed to one that is becoming increasingly part of the market.
Realtor Todd Luong of REMAX DFW Associates in Frisco said his recent experience reflects meaningful improvement for buyers, even if affordability remains strained. Here in the Dallas real estate market that I serve, affordability remains a challenge, he says. However, there is a significant amount of data showing that buyer conditions have improved over the past year and that buyers are gaining affordability ground. This should eventually increase housing demand to some degree as we head into the busy spring buying season.