Who Pays the Real Estate Commission and Closing Costs: The Homebuyer or Seller?

realtor.com® Real Estate News 6/28 1:53P Clarissa Buch

Getty Images Do you know how much an average real estate agent commission is? Or who pays real estate agent fees and closing costs ? If you re scratching your head, you re not alone: More than half of...

Built in 1682, a Center-Chimney Colonial Is the Week’s Oldest Home

realtor.com® Real Estate News 6/28 12:15P Kellie Speed

Realtor.com An affordable center-chimney Colonial in Glastonbury, CT , is the oldest property to hit the market this week on Realtor.com®. Offered at a steep discount, the antique home will require a...

Vintage Meets Mid-Century Modern At This Iconic Platform House

Forbes Real Estate 6/28 9:53A Brenda Richardson, Senior Contri

Hidden behind a privacy wall, this unassuming gem in California boasts much more than initially meets the eye.

Dutch Door House From ‘Fixer Upper’ Season 2 Now Available for $430K

realtor.com® Real Estate News 6/28 9:30A Claudine Zap

Realtor.com Although the home renovation show “Fixer Upper” has finished its run, the homes that Chip and Joanna Gaines transformed continue to attract attention. Now there s a new opportunity for...

It’s Easy To Blame Private Equity For Housing Shortage, But Crisis Has Deeper Roots

Forbes Real Estate 6/28 9:21A David Westenhaver, Contributor

Corporate investors have purchased hundreds of thousands of single-family homes. Experts say that’s a symptom–not a cause–of a housing shortage that’s been more than a decade in the making.

Jonathan Scott, Zooey Deschanel, and Trixie Mattel Team Up for Their Most Eye-Popping Renovation...

realtor.com® Real Estate News 6/28 8:30A Jillian Pretzel

Discovery+ Drag queen Trixie Mattel (aka Brian Michael Firkus ) rose to fame on RuPaul s Drag Race. And now, he has his own design show, Trixie Motel, where Mattel and partner David Silver turn an old...

Mayor’s Plan Will Continue New York City’s Support For Affordable Housing Development

Forbes Real Estate 6/28 7:38A Shimon Shkury, Contributor

New York City Mayor Eric Adams recently released his affordable housing plan, Housing Our Neighbors: A Blueprint for Housing and Homelessness, and announced $5 billion in capital funds, bringing the city’s investment to $22 billion to build and...

Home-Price Growth Continues in April, Case-Shiller Says

realtor.com® Real Estate News 6/28 7:30A Aarthi Swaminathan and Greg Robb

Getty Images The numbers:  The  S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller 20-city index  posted a 21.2% year-over-year gain in April, up slightly from 21.1% in the previous month. In April, the 20-month index rose a...

Johnny Cash’s Former Southern California Home Available for $1.8M

realtor.com® Real Estate News 6/28 4:00A Claudine Zap

Photos courtesy of Douglas Elliman Realty / Getty Images A home that once belonged to country legend Johnny Cash has landed on the market for $1,795,000. Cash and his wife, Vivian , purchased the...

Future-Proofing Residential Developments Vs. Climate Change

Forbes Real Estate 6/28 3:00A Jeffrey Steele, Contributor

With coming climate change certain to threaten the built environment, proactive architects are designing in features to help future proof their structural creations.

Latest Studies From Harvard, Et Al Show Health Hazards Of Gas Cooking

Forbes Real Estate 6/28 2:00A Jamie Gold, Contributor

The second factor, as highlighted in a study published today by Harvard’s T.H. Chan School of Public Health in ACS’ Environmental Science & Technology journal, is the health hazard associated with gas cooking.

5 Nightmarish Neighbors—and How To Deal With Them Nicely

realtor.com® Real Estate News 6/28 1:00A Larissa Runkle

Getty Images There’s nothing quite like a bad neighbor to turn your little corner of paradise into a new kind of social minefield. And unless you’re fortunate enough to live in a castle surrounded by...

First-Time Homebuyers Reveal Their Biggest Regrets Decorating Their New House

realtor.com® Real Estate News 6/28 12:00A Jennifer Kelly Geddes

Getty Images First-time homebuyers who finally succeed in closing the deal have every right to be excited. Next comes the fun part: moving in and decorating your new digs. Yet watch out! In this giddy rush, first-time homeowners tend to go...

Florida Estate With A Putting Green Hits The Market For $16.35 Million

Forbes Real Estate 6/27 4:51P Brenda Richardson, Senior Contri

The extravagant property has picture-worthy views of the waterfront.

$5.8M Sunset Rock Is a Massachusetts Mansion You Can’t Miss

realtor.com® Real Estate News 6/27 11:30A Kellie Speed

Realtor.com On the market for $5,795,000, a sumptuous oceanfront home in Beverly, MA , features gardens designed by legendary landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted . Known as Sunset Rock , the...