“Big house fatigue” is the phenomenon real estate pros cite to explain why some homeowners end up selling far sooner than expected, despite the pandemic.... more

The pandemic is challenging families financially in every state of the union. Yet there’s one sector of the consumer economy that’s enjoying unprecedented demand: homebuilding.... more

Early this year, an engineer in Minneapolis lost her job at a large tech firm. But at age 67 and ready to retire anyway, she wasn’t crestfallen. An extrovert who relishes sociability, as well as tenni... more

A couple in their 60s -- a social worker married to a coffee shop owner -- vowed to never let go of the brick ranch house in suburban Maryland that they’d owned for 39 years. Indeed, they joked with f... more

After the COVID crisis hit last spring, Bernadette Joy and her husband began plotting their move to the popular mountain retreat of Asheville, North Carolina, from their cramped city place two hours a... more

For 30 years, Kate Lister has been a big advocate for telecommuting. For just as long, she’s worked from a spacious home office overlooking the Pacific Ocean near San Diego. She even embellished her w... more

For months, home sellers have been flying high. For many, an extreme shortage of properties has meant multiple bids -- with pandemic-weary buyers especially keen on acquiring spacious havens in suburb... more

Every autumn, home sales typically plummet as families focus on the upcoming winter holidays.... more

In the midst of the pandemic, those with strong and sustainable incomes are smashing records for home-buying in appealing areas outside metro cores.... more

The United States could be heading toward one of the biggest generational transfers of housing in decades, say those who track the country’s real estate markets.... more

America’s millennial generation -- born between 1981 and 1996 -- are highly motivated to buy their first house. They spend countless hours on the web searching properties. But many are scared to go be... more

Many renters are now eager to escape urban apartments in favor of suburbia. One factor is the quest for more space, especially among those working remotely or schooling their kids from home due to COV... more

COVID-19 has led to a surge in demand for suburban houses from those living in cramped urban apartments. Among the lures: extra work-at-home space and a backyard big enough for a barbecue. But many wh... more

The COVID crisis continues to plague the planet. There’s unrest in U.S. streets. Wildfires rage in the West. And all over the nation, the presidential election has nerves frayed.... more

Remember when many homebuyers were going urban in a major way? To squeeze themselves into trendy city communities, they were willing to accept small condos so long as they could walk to restaurants, c... more

Now that summer has morphed into fall and the prospect of a COVID-19 vaccine is in sight, many young Americans are eager to make up for lost time toward their big life goals. Topping many lists: buyin... more

Millennials and Gen-Xers aren’t the only ones the pandemic is making restless to buy a bigger home. Some baby boomers are also planning their future housing purchase with a more spacious place in mind... more

Many buyers who sat out the spring market are now regretting it. That’s because prices have risen since the COVID-19 outbreak began in earnest last March. And there’s still a great deal of pent-up dem... more

If you’re like millions of Americans, your life has been profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 crisis. But perhaps you’re different from some of the pessimists who abound nowadays. Maybe you perceive po... more

Due in large measure to the pandemic, Americans’ preferences on where and how to live are clearly evolving, according to real estate specialists.... more

The extra buying power that comes with surprisingly low mortgage rates has increased the lifestyle choices open to many first-time home purchasers. This is an especially promising yet nerve-racking pe... more

For millennials living through the pandemic, it’s a tale of two economies.... more

In a current trend that astounds even veteran housing analysts, there’s a tsunami of aspiring mortgage applicants calling lenders’ offices and searching the internet for the best available deal.... more

Despite the pandemic, a single mother in her 30s had to put her house on the market due to divorce. But surprisingly, she discovered many emotional positives from the decluttering process leading up t... more

Real estate agents across the nation say downsizing is down but upsizing is way, way up. The main reason? COVID-19 has convinced many that living large is much more commodious at a time when one’s res... more

Two years ago, Skylar Olsen and her young family moved from a townhouse in a hip Seattle neighborhood to Bainbridge Island, a bucolic part of western Washington state. There they selected a much more ... more

All this spring, a couple in their mid-30s struggled to buy their first home. They were exasperated with their landlord and eager to move to a handpicked neighborhood where their boys, 10 and 11, coul... more

The economy is officially in recession, 30 million Americans are collecting unemployment benefits, and COVID-19 deaths continue to rise. Meanwhile, the number of young adults applying for mortgages to... more