November 2025

San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos metro homeowners are betting on patience over price cuts, maintaining a $1,225,000 median list price even as properties take 63 days to sell, a 50% jump from 42 days a year ago. The standoff between sellers and buyers has created a notable slowdown in market velocity, with only 369 homes absorbed weekly compared to 586 during the same period in 2024. The pricing discipline...

Tommie Wehrle, a learning consultant with Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate, has been appointed as the 2026 president of the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance, a national trade organization representing more than 3,500 members. Wehrle has worked in real estate for nearly 35 years, holding roles as an agent, broker-owner, instructor and coach. She has been active in local and state Realtor associations and...

A lawsuit filed earlier this year by the state of Massachusetts against home equity investment (HEI) provider Hometap is being allowed to proceed after a ruling in August by a Suffolk County Superior Court judge. And the parties made new filings in court last week as they attempt to convince the court of the merits of their arguments. State Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell sued Hometap in February...

Collin County’s housing market maintains a $519,900 median list price as of Nov. 7, 2025, standing 39% above Texas’ $374,000 median even as 55.7% of active listings undergo price reductions. The North Texas metro’s pricing resilience emerges alongside market dynamics that mirror national patterns while outpacing statewide metrics. The county recorded 5,904 active single-family listings during the...

In a city that thrives on making grand entrances, this Miami Beach estate takes the idea to the next level — quite literally. The newly listed 60 Bay View Drive East, asking $14.85 million, lets you arrive by yacht or over-the-water helicopter landing, turning a simple homecoming into an event worthy of the Magic City itself. Privately tucked behind lush landscaping along prestigious Pine Tree...

A home you can build faster than an Ikea...

This retired empty nester loves living solo in her single-story San Jose, California, home. But her primary bathroom was a puzzle gone wrong. The chopped-up layout had a small white vanity opposite a walled-off space that included the toilet and a cramped shower. A lack of storage,...

Fueled by Office, Retail and Hotel Sectors in Q3 Commercial and multifamily mortgage lending gained strong momentum in the third quarter of 2025, as property values stabilized and refinancing activity accelerated across several asset classes. According to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Quarterly Survey of Commercial/Multifamily Mortgage Bankers Originations, total loan originations...

Price reductions swept through 44.7% of active listings in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue metro during the week ending Nov. 7, 2025, as the region’s median list price held at $850,000, nearly double the national median of $435,000. The widespread pricing adjustments signal a recalibration in one of the nation’s most expensive housing markets, where sellers are adapting strategies to maintain transaction...

As the fix-and-flip market faces a lack of demand and higher costs, prices for these transactions are slipping and investors are taking a more cautious approach. That’s the conclusion of the 2025 Fix and Flip Market Index released Monday by fix-and-flip lender Kiavi and John Burns Research & Consulting. The newest edition of the report measures the overall health and sentiment of roughly 400 home...