I bought a $3.25 million home as a single woman. Homeownership is an investment in my future.

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Jessica Chestler in a side by side photo of her Williamsburg condo.
In 2022, NYC real estate agent Jessica Chestler purchased this $3.25 million condo in Williamsburg.

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A 19-year-old real-estate agent has found an ingenious new way to sell homes and make money

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Trenton Miller, 19, found unexpected virality with his humorous "speed tours" on TikTok.

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Ryan Serhant, who's sold $10 billion in real estate over 16 years, swears by his '1,000-minute rule'

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Ryan Serhant poses at the headquarters of his namesake brokerage in Manhattan.

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The new first rule of home buying: fire your realtor

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The best part of (briefly) having an agent was realizing just how much I had already figured out on my own.

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Last summer, when I told my then-girlfriend that I had just hired a real-estate agent to help me buy an apartment, her response annoyed me: "Sounds like a scam."

A real-estate agent accidentally burned down a $2 million home ahead of an open house

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A stock photo shows a "Fire Line Do Not Cross" sign in front of a destroyed property.

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The number of home sales per real estate agent is at its lowest level in over a decade

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The number of home sales per real estate agent is at its lowest level in decades
The number of home sales per real estate agent is at its lowest level in decades.

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The Florida city with cheaper homes and fun perks luring residents from Miami and New York

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Orlando, Florida.
Orlando, Florida.

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I'm a widow who sold everything to move from Texas to Lake Como. I decided long ago that I wouldn't let fear dictate my life.

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Judy Walling moved to Como in September.

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A new tiny-home community near San Antonio is raising eyebrows for marketing pint-sized houses for over $140,000

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The Elm Trails tiny home community is near San Antonio, Texas.
The Elm Trails tiny home community is near San Antonio, Texas.

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A realtor says a $660 apartment listing asking tenants to share a bed proves how 'grim' the affordable housing crisis is

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The realtor came across a listing for a shared bed on Facebook Marketplace.

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