These 2 factors will help unlock the housing market in 2025, according to Realtor.com's chief economist

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A real estate investor and agent explains why 2 days before Christmas is her 'favorite day of the year' to submit home offers — and other 'pockets' when you can score a good deal

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Dana Bull is a real-estate agent, investor, and consultant.

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Florida residents should flee to these 2 popular states before climate change decimates home values

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Floods in cities like Hallandale Beach, Florida, may become more common due to climate change.

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'There's a reckoning happening': An underrated risk will crater property values in high-risk markets by up to 60%

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Flood insurance will skyrocket due to climate change, a famed researcher warns.

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I got a 2.75% mortgage rate when most other homebuyers were being quoted 7%. Now I can save more for retirement.

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Brian Sankey purchased a home with a 2.75% interest rate in June.

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Some wealthy people trying to sell their luxury homes are struggling

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Bravo star's Sonja Morgan's Upper East Side home is up for auction, with a starting bid of $1.75
Bravo star's Sonja Morgan's Upper East Side home is up for auction, with a starting bid of $1.75

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The freefall in China's home prices continued in March as Beijing struggles to stem real estate crisis

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Local residents look at a model of a Poly Real Estate Group housing project at a real estate showroom on May 25, 2023 in Sanya, Hainan Province of China.
Local residents look at a model of a Poly Real Estate Group housing project at a real estate showroom on May 25, 2023 in Sanya, Hainan Province of China.

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We left our boxes in storage for a year when our move was interrupted. Minimalism worked out well for us.

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Fern Reiss (not pictured) put all her belongings into a storage unit when she sold her apartment. But when the buyer fell through, she decided to keep them there.

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4 of the most competitive rental markets in the country added virtually no new apartments in 2023. It shows the housing crisis isn't going away.

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A "for rent" sign is posted in front of a home on December 12, 2023 in Miami, Florida.

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The US housing market added $2 trillion in value last year, boosted by a nationwide shortage of homes for sale

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The typical US homebuyer’s monthly mortgage payment soared to a record high in April, according to Redfin.

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