Realtor.com® debuts a new index that pinpoints which markets offer the best in affordability and choices for home buyers.

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Closing costs dropped 7.1 percent year-over-year, but experts warn costs are likely to rise in the coming months.

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“While new multifamily construction is easing some of the demand for new units, it is currently not sufficient to ease the broader affordability problems facing renters,” says a new report from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies.

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Find out what building materials are trending in new homes, from garage enhancements to flooring and kitchen sinks.

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For the first time, the median price for Texas homes has soared to $200,000.

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Rising rental costs aren’t stopping millennials—especially as an increasing amount of businesses now offer communal living spaces marketed towards younger generations.
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