Limited inventories of for-sale homes continue to push home prices higher across the country, and for 10 states, the limited listings even propelled markets to new home price peaks in May.

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Amid overseas turmoil, mortgage rates likely will hover around 4 percent for awhile, Freddie Mac predicts.

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As the number of households belonging to older adults rises dramatically, mixed with the aging housing stock, home remodeling is likely to see a dramatic uptick in the coming years.

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A study discredits the assumption that a landfill would negatively impact the value of nearby homes, as long as the trash facility is a small one.

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In Seattle, the mayor’s housing task force is reportedly in talks to make a sweeping change: Remove the city’s single-family zoning, which for 100-plus years has been defining the city’s neighborhood feel.

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A real estate professional is asking a judge to toss out a lawsuit that alleges an agent knowingly sold an Annapolis home that was infested with black rat snakes to a couple.
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