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Cook County veterans rated 30 to 49 take $2,500 off their assessed value, and 50 to 69 take $5,000
A Cook County veteran rated 30 to 49 percent disabled for a service-connected condition takes $2,500 off the equalized assessed value of the home, and...
Existing homes sold at an annual pace of 3.99 million in September, the National Association of Realtors says
Existing homes sold at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.99 million in September, the National Association of Realtors reported October 13. That is up...
Cook County veterans rated 70 or higher can take up to $250,000 off their assessed value
Cook County veterans with a VA-certified service-connected disability rating of 70 percent or higher can take up to $250,000 off the equalized assessed value of...
Homes listed for sale rose to 1.60 million in September, a 4.8-month supply, NAR reports
The number of homes on the U.S. market rose to 1.60 million in September, enough to last 4.8 months at the current pace of sales,...
Texas Farm Bureau Mutual has filed to cut homeowners rates for 133,000 policyholders
Texas Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company has filed a 5.2% homeowners rate decrease with the Texas Department of Insurance, a change that would reach 133,000...
More than 30,000 Liberty Mutual homeowners policies in Connecticut are getting rate cuts
Connecticut regulators say more than 30,000 Liberty Mutual homeowners policies are getting a rate decrease, averaging about 5%. The Connecticut Insurance Department announced the filing...
Home sellers outnumbered buyers by a record margin in September, Redfin says
There were 62.6% more home sellers than buyers in the United States in September, up from 56.9% in August, Redfin reports. The company counts 1,510,784...
The typical U.S. home’s asking price fell 0.3% from a year earlier to $396,881 in the four weeks ending October 11, Redfin says
The typical home listed for sale in the United States carried an asking price of $396,881 in the four weeks ending October 11, according to...
The West’s median existing-home price reached $613,600 in September, against $329,600 in the Midwest
The West had the highest median existing-home price of any region in September at $613,600, while the Midwest had the lowest at $329,600, according to...
The median existing-home price hit $417,500 in September, up from $412,300 a year earlier, NAR says
The median price of an existing home in the United States reached $417,500 in September, up 1.3% from $412,300 a year earlier, the National Association...
Zillow puts the typical U.S. home value at $366,913 in its September report
The monthly payment on the typical American home rose 6.7 percent over the past year, nearly seven times as fast as the home’s value, Zillow’s...
The West’s median list price was $595,000 in September, against $320,000 in the Midwest
The typical home listed in the West carried an asking price of $595,000 in September, while the typical Midwest listing asked $320,000, Realtor.com reported. The...
Existing homes sold at a 3.98 million annual pace in August with 4.9 months of supply, the most in more than ten years, and September’s figure lands Tuesday
The National Association of Realtors releases its September existing-home sales report at 10 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday, October 13, the first reading since August’s annual...
Zillow says fixer-upper homes are selling below expectations while move-in-ready homes sell above them
Zillow says homes that need work are selling for 14 percent less than similar homes were expected to fetch, while turnkey homes are selling for...
California FAIR Plan dwelling rates go up an average of 29.1% for new and renewal policies from October 15, affecting more than 675,000 customers
California’s FAIR Plan, the state’s temporary insurance pool for homes that private insurers pass over, will raise dwelling rates an average of 29.1% for new...
Redfin says housing costs could return to their 2018 level within five years if mortgage rates fall to 6% and home prices keep growing about 2.1% a year
Housing costs could return to their August 2018 level within five years, Redfin said October 8, if mortgage rates drop to 6% and home prices...
Hurricane Isaias put about 777,000 Gulf Coast homes with $241.6 billion in rebuilding value at wind risk, Cotality estimated October 9
Hurricane Isaias put about 777,000 homes in the eight Hurricane Warning counties from Mississippi to the Florida Panhandle at moderate or greater risk of wind...
Pinellas County’s property appraiser estimates Florida’s Amendment 3 could save a homesteader about $1,203 in 2027 and $2,423 in 2028
Pinellas County’s property appraiser estimates that a homeowner who receives the full exemption would save about $1,203 in 2027 and $2,423 in 2028 if Florida...
The national mortgage delinquency rate rose to 3.53 percent in August, ICE says
A mortgage delinquency rate of 3.53 percent sounds like a warning, but ICE says the August reading is mostly the calendar working itself out. Intercontinental...
Foreclosure starts ran 29 percent above a year earlier in August, and 89,000 more homes are in active foreclosure than last year, ICE data show
Lenders began foreclosure on far more homes in August than they did a year earlier, even though the pace eased from July. Intercontinental Exchange (ICE),...