‘I Lived in America’s First Car-Free Community’: Here’s Why This Trend Could Catch On

Courtesy of Culdesac; Getty ImagesPete Adeney, like most people, hates getting stuck in traffic. So when he heard about a new community where he wouldn’t need to own a car at all, he was intrigued.Just 15 miles from downtown Phoenix, AZ, Culdesac is billed as the first car-free community built “from

Have lower mortgage rates boosted housing demand yet?

Have lower mortgage rates positively impacted the housing demand data yet? Some people have been very disappointed with the data so far, so I wanted to take an in-depth look with this week’s tracker to see what lower rates have done to these key data lines. Let’s look at two of those data lines toda

Florida’s Real Estate Market Has a Split Personality: What To Know If You’re Buying or Selling in the Sunshine State

Photo-illustration by Realtor.com. Source: Getty Images (5)Florida’s housing market is a tale of two states. On the coast, condo prices are falling with residents being driven out by high insurance costs and assessment fees, while inland, the cost of single-family homes is holding steady.Local exper

Reverse mortgage volume rose in July while securitizations fell

The reverse mortgage industry’s key performance indicators were split in July, according to data from industry analysts.Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) endorsements increased by 8% from June to July, with the total of 2,274 falling reasonably in line with Federal Housing Administration (FHA)