Getty Images The 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 6

Lionel Hahn/Getty Images The 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 No

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images Those 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 es

Ekpr.NYC /CC / Realtor.com It’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 transp

Realtor.com A 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

Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images The 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 gra

Walter Bibikow/Getty Images Tax 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

Dennis Grombkowski/Bongarts/Getty Images / Realtor.com The 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 a

Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for SKIMS / Realtor.com Reality 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

Robert Knopes/Universal Images Group via Getty Images Where 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 cente

Realtor.com A 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,

Millo Moravski/Agence Zoom/Getty Images / Realtor.com Whoosh! 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 found

Realtor.com It’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.

Getty Images A 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 Tues

Sylvain Gaboury/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Billionaire Peter Brant and wife Stephanie Seymour hope a buyer will splash out a cool $28 million for their sprawling Palm Beach, FL, estate. The paper mogul/art collector and his supermodel wife own another Palm Beach mansion that was once home to

Joe Raedle/Getty Images It used to be that folks could dependably find cheap rent in large swaths of the Midwest and the South. But those deals are quickly dissipating. In most of the country, monthly rents are still rising—although not by nearly as much as they did during the peak of the COVID-19 p

Realtor.com As far as historic homes go, it’s hard to top one that actually predates the country where it’s located. But that’s exactly what makes this Philadelphia townhome, built in 1763 at 231 Spruce Street, so unique. Originally owned by famous ship captain James Gibbon, the five-bedroom, two-ba

Realtor.com A charming, historic house with a rock ‘n’ roll pedigree has hit the market for $22.5 million in Santa Monica, CA. Known as the Witbeck House, the delightful domicile dates back to 1917. That’s when businessman Charles Witbeck decided to commission a two-story, shingle house that looked

Scott Olson/Getty Images Concerns over the stability of the U.S. banking system is spilling over into the housing sector as experts worry about credit drying up for home builders. The collapse of banks such as Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank has spooked many investors who have withdrawn vast

Mitchell Layton/Getty Images Ryan Zimmerman first attempted to unload his six-bedroom, 10-bathroom mansion last year for $8.5 million. Nearly a year later, the beloved former Washington Nationals infielder has finally found a match for his incredible property in Northern Virginia. The final price fo