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Rates Are Steady, but Bay Area Buyers Are Still Cautious
Rates are holding, but uncertainty has Bay Area buyers moving carefully. In my experience since 1998, true buyer’s markets like this one do not come around often, and they do not last.
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Redfin Partners With The Weather Company to Bring Weather Data to Every Home Listing
Homebuyers can now view temperature, precipitation, snowfall, humidity and UV index information on all for-sale listings When you’re buying a home, it’s about more than bedrooms, bathrooms and square footage. You also want to know what everyday life will actually feel like—from snowy winters and rainy springs to sunny afternoons and humid summers. That’s why…
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Better Weather Is the Top Reason Americans Are Planning Out-of-State Moves, Outranking Affordability
22% of U.S. residents moving to a different state cited better weather as a factor in their move, the most commonly cited reason, per a new Redfin survey. Nearly as many people, 21%, are looking to move out of state due to concerns about climate change. Weather and climate concerns are more common reasons for…
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Affordable, Inland College Towns Buck National Trends, Seeing Double-Digit Home Price Growth and Fast Sales
Morgantown, WV, Syracuse, NY and Tuscaloosa, AL, lead U.S. college towns in home-price growth, all posting double-digit year-over-year climbs. The most expensive college towns—Santa Barbara, CA, Boca Raton, FL and Flagstaff, AZ—are seeing home prices fall. The least expensive college towns—Dayton, OH, Syracuse, NY and Mount Pleasant, MI— all have a median home sale price…
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The Home Search Landscape is Changing. If You’re Not on Redfin, You May Be Missing Homes for Sale.
Traditionally, most homes for sale appear on all the major real estate portals the day they list. While this gives the home maximum visibility on day one, it also puts pressure on sellers to nail a one-shot listing—or risk making a bad first impression. But now many sellers also have a new option: a soft-launch,…
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Pending Home Sales Slip Amid Stubbornly High Housing Costs, Economic Uncertainty
Would-be sellers backed off, too, with new listings falling to their lowest level since the start of 2026. U.S. pending home sales fell 2.2% week over week during the four weeks ending July 12, the first decline in a month. Some house hunters backed off due to stubbornly high housing costs. The weekly average mortgage…
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Beachfront Florida and Coastal California Ruled June’s Ultra-Luxury Home Sales
The most expensive home sale of June was a $71 million waterfront estate near Palm Beach, followed by a Beverly Hills compound. A beachfront estate in Manalapan, FL was the most expensive U.S. home sale of June, fetching $71 million. Next comes a $47 million compound in Beverly Hills, CA, followed by two coastal Florida…
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As kids grapple with a mid-summer heat wave, new state laws try to help
One law signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom this week encourages education about heat illness in schools. Another going into effect this month asks schools to set rules during extreme heat events.
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Survey: Californians overwhelmingly opposed to new data centers
A new survey shows that Californians really don’t like artificial intelligence data centers. The latest Public Policy Institute of California poll of 1,578 adult Californians finds that 73% oppose the construction of data centers in their communities. Though the majority of both Democrats and Republicans disapprove of building data centers, Republicans are slightly more likely…
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These California Republicans have one advantage in the race for Congress: Money
A clear primary field and a favorable U.S. Supreme Court ruling could help these California Republicans eke out wins in the state’s remaining swing districts.
