Photo-Illustration by Realtor.com; Source: Getty Images (2)Although the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates on Wednesday, mortgage rates veered in the opposite direction and tumbled.For the week ending March 23, the nationwide average for the popular 30-year fixed-rate mortgage was 6.42%, according

Stephane Cardinale - Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images / Realtor.comActress Jane Seymour‘s oceanfront mansion in Malibu, CA, is available to rent for $100,000 a month. And yes, that is the correct number of zeroes.Available now through May, according to the listing, the seven-bedroom beauty sits high a

Realtor.comLooks are truly deceiving.A sedate Tudor in Ann Arbor, MI, set social media abuzz with its bold, Barbie-inspired palette. That’s why it’s this week’s most popular home on Realtor.com®.Devotees of the color pink must have a look at this condo. From a kitchen decked out with Barbie-themed a

Realtor.comTucked between Park and Lexington avenues is one of the most prestigious homes on the New York market. The Thomas Lamont mansion at 107 E 70th Street, originally commissioned by Lamont himself, was recently listed for $45 million.The 10-bedroom, 14-bath, midblock mansion was designed in 1

Getty ImagesAfter binge-watching a few hours of HGTV, home flipping may seem like a good way to make some extra cash. But the shows don’t always dwell on the financial risks facing investors who jump into the game.Home flippers flooded the real estate market last year, according to a recent report f

Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Paramount+ / Realtor.comTalk about stunning!New York City brownstones and townhomes are in a class by themselves, simply because there are far fewer of them around, compared to apartments.So when a property like this one, which is owned by the “X-Men” actress Rebecca Rom

Getty ImagesThe numbers: A dip in mortgage rates propelled U.S. home buyers to purchase new homes, boosting sales for the fifth month in a row. The strength in new home sales is due to the low number of options buyers have with previously owned homes.New home sales rose 1.1% to an annual rate of 640

Lionel Hahn/Getty ImagesThe Hollywood star of “27 Dresses” and “Westworld” fame is ready to collect the rent.Yup, James Marsden, who got his start in the “X-Men” franchise movies, has listed his tidy Studio City, CA, pad for $6,595 a month.Marsden’s roles in a range of projects, including “The Noteb

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty ImagesThose trying to avoid natural disasters and the fallout from climate change might want to move to the Southwest.Counties in New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah have the lowest risk of environmental peril, according to a recent study from CoreLogic, a real esta

Ekpr.NYC /CC / Realtor.comIt’s always fun to see what the homes renovated on reality television really sell for. Do the sale prices given on the show accurately reflect the true sale? Did some offers fall through? And does a reality TV makeover increase a home’s resale value?One of the most transpar

Realtor.comA 12-acre farm in West Chester, PA, where the first shots of the Battle of Brandywine were fired, is the oldest property on the market this week on Realtor.com®.The place played a prominent role in the Revolutionary War. Today, the property’s fenced-in pasture and tack house make it an eq

Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesThe Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike may be like a late frost creeping over the fragile spring housing market.In the wake of the Fed increasing its rates by 0.25% on Wednesday afternoon, mortgage interest rates are expected to rise again. That’s going to hurt buyers grapp

Walter Bibikow/Getty ImagesTax season is here—and while many gripe about forking money over to Uncle Sam, the real question is: Are your tax dollars being put to good use?Odds are, you’re aware that certain areas have high taxes, while other places enjoy a lower rate. But rock-bottom taxes aren’t ne

Dennis Grombkowski/Bongarts/Getty Images / Realtor.comThe Deegan clan is headed to the Sunshine State.Brian Deegan, the most decorated freestyle motocross rider in X Games history, is pulling up stakes in North Carolina so he and his family can spend more time in Florida, his wife Marissa Deegan ann

Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for SKIMS / Realtor.comReality star Kim Kardashian still needs buyer for her stylish Calabasas, CA, condo.The three-bedroom home has been on and off the market over the last few years. The posh pad was listed once again last November, and Kardashian is holding firm on th

Robert Knopes/Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesWhere are America’s new homes?That question keeps boiling up to the surface, as buyers grapple with the current state of the housing market. High prices and soaring mortgage rates are driving affordability into the dirt. And lurking at the center

Realtor.comA midcentury modern house that has been in the same family since it was built in 1960 has hit the market for the first time.“My husband was born and raised here,” says listing agent and owner Kelli Weis, with Daniel Ravenel Sotheby’s International Realty. “It’s a steel and glass house, an

Millo Moravski/Agence Zoom/Getty Images / Realtor.comWhoosh! That was fast.World-famous skier Lindsey Vonn seems to have tired quickly of her gated, waterfront abode in Miami Beach, FL.Vonn purchased the posh property for $4.38 million just last May with boyfriend Diego Osorio, an actor and founder

Realtor.comIt’s not a mirage. This really is a desert oasis, and it’s had quite the transformation.The current owners of the minimalist Artesia Residence in Desert Hot Springs, CA, have reimagined the 1,609-square-foot dwelling.The original house was built in 1976 as a midcentury geomorphic home. Th

Getty ImagesA brief drop in mortgage rates has boosted U.S. home sales, but with economic uncertainty and elevated rates, the recovery may be short-lived.The numbers: U.S. existing-home sales jumped 14.5% to an annual rate of 4.58 million in February, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesda