Homeowners Are Spending an Average of Thirty Five Hundred Dollars on Landscaping This Year, and a Well Maintained Lawn Alone Can Return More Than Double Its Cost When the House Finally Sells

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Homeowners are spending an average of $3,515 on landscaping this year, according to Angi’s 2026 cost data, with standard projects running $4.50 to $12 per square foot depending on scope. That number balloons fast for anything ambitious: a full backyard renovation with hardscaping, planting beds, and irrigation can run $15,000 to $50,000. But the detail … Read more

More Than Two Thirds of Condos Sold Below Their Asking Price This Past February, the Worst Stretch in Five Years, as Soaring HOA Fees and Insurance Costs Scare Buyers Away

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More than two-thirds of condos sold below their asking price this past February, the worst stretch for condo sellers in five years, according to Redfin’s latest housing market analysis. Sellers accepted a discount on 68.4% of condo sales, up from 63.3% a year earlier, as surging HOA fees and insurance costs push buyers toward other … Read more

Luxury Home Prices Are Climbing Three Times Faster Than the Rest of the Market This Year, With Tampa and Miami’s Priciest Listings Jumping More Than Fourteen Percent in a Single Year

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The median U.S. luxury home sold for $1,374,470 in the three months ending in May, a 4.7% jump from a year earlier, while the rest of the housing market managed just a 1.5% gain over the same stretch, according to Redfin’s May 2026 luxury market report. That’s roughly three times the growth rate, and nowhere … Read more

Nantucket Homes Are Now More Than Half Vacation Rentals and Second Homes, and the Island’s Median Price Has Climbed to Nearly Five Million Dollars as Year Round Housing Keeps Disappearing

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More than half of Nantucket’s housing stock (55%) is now vacation or seasonal property, and the island’s median home listing has climbed to $4,925,000, according to Realtor.com’s June 2026 luxury housing report. That’s more than 16 times the national vacation-home share of 3.3%, and it’s part of a pattern showing up across America’s most desirable … Read more

Home Security Cameras Are Now Installed in Sixty One Percent of American Households, Up From Just Over Half Two Years Ago, and Renters Are Adopting Them Faster Than Homeowners

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Sixty-one percent of American households now have at least one security camera installed, up from 52% just two years ago, putting cameras in an estimated 74.9 million homes nationwide, according to SafeHome.org’s 2026 home security industry report. That nine-percentage-point jump in two years is being driven disproportionately by renters, whose adoption rate climbed a full … Read more

Sales of Newly Built Homes Sank Ten and a Half Percent in July, and the Median Price of a New Home Just Dropped to 393,800 Dollars as Builders Try to Move Nearly Ten Months of Unsold Inventory

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Sales of newly built homes fell 10.5% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 607,000, and the median price of a new home dropped to $393,800, according to the joint report from the Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development. Builders are now sitting on 9.6 months of unsold supply at … Read more

Construction on New Homes Fell Thirteen and a Half Percent From Last Year Even as Builders Pulled More Permits Than Expected, a Split That Economists Say Signals a Confusing Fall for Housing

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Construction on new homes fell 13.5% year-over-year in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,239,000 units, even as builders pulled 5.0% more permits than the month before, according to the Census Bureau’s New Residential Construction report. The gap between falling starts and rising permits has left economists describing the fall housing outlook as … Read more

Home Values Have Now Fallen in Real Terms for Thirteen Straight Months Once Inflation Is Factored In, Even Though the Official Price Index Still Shows Prices Technically Rising

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Home values have now fallen in real terms for 13 straight months once inflation is factored in, even though the official S&P Cotality Case-Shiller National Home Price Index still shows prices technically rising, according to S&P Global’s August 25 release of June 2026 data. The national index posted a 1.5% annual gain, but June’s inflation … Read more

Typical US Apartment Rent Just Climbed to Nearly Two Thousand Dollars a Month, the Fastest Pace of Rent Growth in Over a Year, and Buying Now Costs Nearly Twenty Two Thousand Dollars More Annually Than Renting

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The typical U.S. apartment rent climbed to $1,962 a month in July, up 2.3% year-over-year in the fastest pace of rent growth in more than a year, according to Zillow’s latest rental market report. Buying a typical home now requires nearly $21,300 more in annual income than renting one, a gap that continues to keep … Read more

Flash Flood Watches Are in Effect Across Parts of Idaho and Oregon Because Recent Wildfire Burn Scars Can No Longer Absorb Heavy Rain, and Homes Downhill Are at Risk of Sudden Debris Flows

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Flash flood watches are in effect across parts of Idaho and Oregon because ground scorched by recent wildfires can no longer absorb heavy rain, leaving homes downhill from several burn scars at risk of sudden debris flows, according to Idaho News. Key Points Watches cover southeastern Baker County, Oregon, and western Washington County, Idaho, plus … Read more