A typical Sandusky County home listed for $159,900 in June, down 5.9% from the previous month’s $169,900, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. The median list home price in June was down about 13.5% from June 2021. Sandusky County’s median home was 1,592 square feet for a listed price of $102 per square foot. The Sandusky County market was busy, with a median 35 days on market. A month earlier, homes had a median 23 days on market. The market added 88 new home listings in June, compared with the 68 added in June 2021. The market ended the month with some 82 listings of homes for sale. READ MORE…

Welcome Home to Olivewood Discover vibrant vistas and rustic charm at Olivewood, an idyllic gated community with new homes in Beaumont, CA. With a short commute to nearby golf courses and lush state parks, you’ll experience tranquility in one of the best places to live in Riverside County. READ MORE…

Welcome Home to Olivewood Discover vibrant vistas and rustic charm at Olivewood, an idyllic gated community with new homes in Beaumont, CA. With a short commute to nearby golf courses and lush state parks, you’ll experience tranquility in one of the best places to live in Riverside County. READMORE…

For those of you who hope to buy a home soon in today’s high-priced market, probably the most daunting hurdle is amassing the down payment. With the median home price currently hovering around $400,000, a 20% down would amount to a whopping $80,000. Now, who has that much laying around? Anyone? Further complicating matters is that you’re saving up for more than a house. You might be simultaneously socking away money for retirement, paying down credit card debt or college loans, or setting aside something for the day your kid heads off to college, too. READ MORE…

Low inventory, fervid competition and massive price gains have battered buyers since 2020, but now rapidly rising mortgage rates are making it even harder to purchase an affordable home. For many buyers, higher mortgage rates mean they can no longer afford homes in specific price ranges. The problem is that even modest single-family homes cost as much as lavish pads did a few years ago, so buyers are stuck either waiting for more inventory to come online or moving to a more affordable area. And there are many more who are hoping prices will drop—but that might not happen anytime soon. READ MORE…

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The California housing market sizzled last year to break all records. It was a hot seller’s real estate market. According to Zillow, at the state level, California’s housing market remains the most valuable in the country, with a total value of $9.24 trillion as of last December, accounting for more than a fifth – 21.3 percent – of the national total. However, California’s overall value growth of $1.38 trillion in 2021 represents only “20.1 percent” of the overall national growth of $6.9 trillion – somewhat “underperforming” by about -5.5 percent relative to its total weight, particularly given the extreme growth seen in other states. While January 2022 marked the first time since…