• How Climate Change is Shaping Where Homebuyers Are Looking,Chris Rehkopf

    How Climate Change is Shaping Where Homebuyers Are Looking

    Are climate risks part of your home search checklist? If not, you might be missing critical information that impacts your long-term investment.  The Zillow Consumer Housing Trends Report 2024 shows that a growing number of buyers are considering factors like flooding, wildfires, and extreme tempera

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  • Home Sales Break a 3-Year Downtrend—Here’s What it Means for Your,Chris Rehkopf

    Home Sales Break a 3-Year Downtrend—Here’s What it Means for Your

    For the first time in over three years, existing home sales increased year over year, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 3.96 million in October. So, what exactly does this mean? So glad you asked! Even though 2024 is shaping up to have the fewest home sales on record, the rise in sale

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  • What Zillow’s Chief Economist Wants You to Know About Homeownership,Chris Rehkopf

    What Zillow’s Chief Economist Wants You to Know About Homeownership

    Recently, I came across a podcast featuring Skylar Olsen, Zillow’s Chief Economist. Much of the conversation was what you might expect—housing market predictions for 2025. In this blog, what Zillow got wrong about 2024, and a breakdown of trends shaping real estate across the country.  In other wor

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