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AI should make you like your real estate agent more
Real estate agent and reality television star Ryan Serhant.NewspixReal estate has been historically slow to modernize, but AI is changing that. The integration of artificial intelligence is transforming how buyers and sellers interact…
Pros and cons to renting instead of owning a home in retirement years
South_agency | E+ | Getty ImagesOlder Americans make up the largest share of homeowners in the U.S. compared to other generations. However, many are renting in their retirement years. Most older adults, those at least 65 years old, own…
Zillow adds climate risk data to home listings
Insured losses for Hurricane Helene are now estimated at over $6 billion, but the uninsured losses are far higher. That's because the vast majority of homes impacted by the storm, especially in hard-hit North Carolina, did not have flood…
South Dakota opts out of Inflation Reduction Act energy rebates
Owngarden | Moment | Getty ImagesA handful of states have rolled out rebates to consumers who make their homes more energy-efficient, just months after New York became the first state to do so, in May.Meanwhile, South Dakota officials in…
How to mitigate rising auto and homeowners insurance costs
The cost of insuring your most expensive assets has skyrocketed. While overall inflation has slowed, insurance costs are taking a bigger bite out of many household budgets.The average annual rate for homeowners insurance increased by…
What the real estate fees settlement means for home buyers, sellers
Azmanl | E+ | Getty ImagesNew rules on buying and selling homes are in play, now that a settlement from a class-action lawsuit has taken effect.In March, the National Association of Realtors agreed to a $418 million settlement in an…
Singapore private housing prices cool, ending an over year-long rally
Night scene of Singapore's Toa Payoh districtChanachai Panichpattanakij | Moment | Getty ImagesSingapore's private home prices fell for the first time in five quarters amid depressed sales, preliminary market data showed on Tuesday. The…
Retired Wall Street CEO’s home hits the market for $29.5 million
Elsewhere in the home, a large media room offers a space for entertainment. A look at the interior of the home (Does Media)The house sits within a half-acre lot, Bloomberg reported.It comes with an "expansive outdoor entertaining…
Sales of $10 million homes surge in Palm Beach and New York
Tarpon Island, a private island in Palm Beach, Florida, sold for $150 million in May 2024.CNBCA version of this article first appeared in CNBC's Inside Wealth newsletter with Robert Frank, a weekly guide to the high-net-worth investor…
Mortgage rates hit lowest level since February 2023
LARKSPUR, CALIFORNIA - NOVEMBER 30: A sign is posted in front of a home for sale on November 30, 2023 in Larkspur, California. According to a report by the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales fell 1.5 percent in October…