A credit score impacts how much a home buyer can afford, what interest rate they'll lock in — and whether they'll qualify to buy a home at all. But the average American doesn't understand what causes their credit score to [...]

More than three million renters said they were at risk of losing their homes with the federal eviction moratorium that set to expire soon but a new Zillow analysis shows the number of households ultimately evicted could be as low [...]

Existing-home sales declined in February, following two prior months of gains, according to the National Association of Realtors. Month-over-month, only one major region saw an increase in February, but all four U.S. regions recorded year-over-year gains. Total existing-home sales,1 completed [...]

There seems to be a change among home buyers that you might not have expected. The popularity of multigenerational homes increased over the last year, as a rising number of homebuyers purchased larger residences compared to prior years, including millennials [...]

Whether you choose to have the COVID-19 vaccine or not it is likely to add more buyers and sellers to an already red hot real estate market. A new survey1 from Zillow finds a large majority (70%) of homeowners say [...]

Some good news amid the ongoing pandemic: existing-home sales rose in January, marking two consecutive months of growth, according to the National Association of Realtors. From a month-over-month perspective, buying activity varied in the major regions. Year-over-year, all four areas [...]

Despite some businesses and industries not doing so great due to the pandemic, the real state sector is doing well. In fact, every metro area tracked by the National Association of Realtors through the fourth quarter of 2020 witnessed home [...]

Mid-sized markets -- especially those across the Midwest -- are making up for softness in New York and San Francisco, keeping the for-sale market in urban areas on pace with or slightly ahead of red-hot suburban areas, a new Zillow analysis shows.[i] Housing demand is [...]

Lots happening in the real estate market despite the continuing pandemic. For instance, despite dropping slightly in the last month of 2020, the latest pending home sales registered as the highest ever recorded in December, according to the National Association [...]

Good news for the real estate market despite the global pandemic as existing-home sales rose in December, with home sales in 2020 reaching their highest level since 2006, according to the National Association of Realtors. Activity in the major regions [...]