Existing-home sales increased in August, reaching their highest level in 6 1/2 years. What's more, the median price shows nine consecutive months of double-digit year-over-year increases, according to the National Association of REALTORS®. Total existing-home sales,...

Moving from A to B is a big happening. Even if that move takes place in the same city. Only a few kilometers can make a huge difference. I know! As a child, we’ve moved a lot. And from one side of town to the other, it still meant I would hardly see my friends again....

Last fall I took my kids to Hermosa Beach. It was a big moment for me because the whole time I was playing professional volleyball, in my 20s, I dreamed I would have a family and live in Hermosa. It's a great beach town with top-notch volleyball. There's proximity to...

Existing-home sales increased 6.5 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.39 million in July, up from a downwardly revised rate of 5.06 million in June, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). “Mortgage interest rates are at the highest...

The housing market in the Portland area is accelerating faster than most other major cities, according to a new report from the home listings website Realtor.com. The “Turnaround Towns” report compares shifts in for-sale inventory, median list prices and the time...

The news keeps getting better for the U.S. housing market. Prices are up, construction is up, and new-home sales are up. These are significant changes on the margin that are likely to have positive ripple effects throughout the economy.      ...

Our gallery of home inspection nightmares (below) is good for a laugh, but a home inspection is serious business. It's the buyer's opportunity to make sure that the house they're about to purchase doesn't hold any expensive surprises. A typical home inspection...

~ Realtor.com At the end of June, mortgage rates for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage jumped to 4.5 percent, up from 3.9 percent on June 1 — and a notable jump from the historically low 3.35 percent monthly average rate toward the end of 2012. However, while higher rates...

Home prices are rising at unsustainable double-digit rates both in Portland and across the country. Well-priced, well-located homes sell in hours, inventories are as tight as they’ve ever been and home builders are racing to break ground on new developments. Like it...