The largest active volcano in Oregon is being drilled into as part of an effort to create a cleaner energy source. Engineers are building a geothermal power plant that taps into the energy of the Newberry Volcano—the largest volcano in the Cascades volcanic arc. In 2026, the Texas-based startup Mazama Energy is set to start selling … Read more
Affordability is at the top of everyone’s minds these days, especially in this challenging economy full of financial uncertainty. As economic conditions remain unstable, lower-budget homebuyers are increasingly drawn to more affordable communities. Mortgage rates continue to hover close to the 6% mark and there’s plenty of active inventory to choose from. Active listings grew … Read more
Even as return-to-office mandates gathered momentum this year, demand for remote- and hybrid-work-ready home features is accelerating, according to the Hottest Home Trends report from Realtor.com®. The analysis, which tracks how often specific home features appear in active listings, found that while eco-efficient upgrades dominated the top five spots, remote-work amenities filled the next 10—a … Read more
Investors snapped up about a quarter of all single-family homes sold in Philadelphia over a period of six years, concentrating in predominantly Black and Hispanic neighborhoods with lower prices—raising concerns about affordability and the quality of available housing, a new study reveals. Most of the investors, ranging from small outfits to large corporations, who … Read more
Swerdlow Group and Pinnacle propose separate projects to redevelop six public housing complexes in Miami-Dade County with more than 1,000 below-market rate apartments and for-sale homes. The pair are the latest to file plans to Miami-Dade through the federal Rental Assistance Demonstration program, which allows municipalities and counties to redevelop and modernize aging public housing. … Read more
Fed up with sky-high home prices and the surging cost of living, New York City dwellers are increasingly searching beyond the five boroughs for a new place to settle—although most are not venturing far. To identify these would-be homebuyers’ top relocation destinations, economists at Realtor.com® looked at how many people living in Manhattan, Brooklyn, … Read more
Buyers of luxury homes in Miami are demanding costlier designs and flipping their properties more than they did a decade ago, according to panelists who spoke Wednesday at The Real Deal Miami Real Estate Forum 2025. “Doing architecture in Miami allows us to do those outdoor spaces that, in other parts of the country, you … Read more
Real estate investors scouring affordable metros in search of bargains they can rent out at a healthy profit margin are reshaping those markets—and small-scale landlords continue to crowd out larger players. The U.S. investment landscape is increasingly divided: In high-priced Western and coastal states, such as Montana and California, deep-pocketed aspiring landlords are willing to … Read more
In the latest roundup of South Florida real estate hiring news, brokerages are adding agent headcount in key markets. Better Homes & Gardens Real Estate bought Castelli Real Estate Services, an 80-agent firm in Broward County, bringing its total headcount in the area to 250 agents, according to Castelli’s website. Better Homes & Gardens, led … Read more
The Sunflower State has a housing problem—and one real estate agent is doing her part to fix it, though not in the way you might expect. Realtor® Fran Sutton, 52, was born and raised in Kansas City, KS. She’s been a real estate agent in the area for 21 years, and shortly after the COVID-19 … Read more