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Wealthy home buyers are increasingly embracing the concept of rent-to-own.

Affluent Home Buyers Using Rent-to-Own Deals A recent report in the Wall Street Journal (reposted on Realtor.com) says real-estate agents are reporting that affluent home buyers are using rent-to-own deals to finance their homes. Interestingly, they say rent-to-own transactions offer well-to-do buyers substantial benefits such as (in new construction) the ability to discover construction defects […]

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The states with the fastest growing populations Top 15 states experiencing rapid population growth Fastest growing states in terms of population increase

Top 15 Fastest Growing States We’ve seen a lot of recent posts about where people are moving to & from. Today’s graphic from Realtor.com shows us the top 15 states with the fastest growing populations. They say last year the U.S. saw its population surge at its highest rate since 2001, overwhelmingly driven by an

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Investor Share Rises as Home Sales Plummet to Lowest Levels in Over a Decade

Realtor.com reports that investors have reduced their home buying activity in recent years. However, their latest report shows that investor share has increased despite purchasing fewer homes. The data was obtained by analyzing deed records from January 2000 to March 2024, both nationally and in the 150 largest US metros. The analysis only included single-family

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America Has a Shortfall of 6.5 Million Single-Family Homes Thanks to Decade of Under-Building

A new report from Realtor.com says a decade of under-building in America has led to a shortfall of 6.5 million single-family homes in the U.S.  To come up with their conclusions, Realtor.com looked at household formation, housing starts, and home sales.  They found that given how many households were formed between 2012 and 2022 the

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