Luxury Homes Are Selling Faster as Prices Tick Down—and One Tropical Enclave Has Seen the Steepest Drop

Luxury Homes Are Selling Faster as Prices Tick Down—and One Tropical Enclave Has Seen the Steepest Drop

Luxury living can be within reach depending on where you want to live—and several of these markets are now beckoning for investment as the cost of pricey homes drop. Leslie Mackenzie Smith, a longtime real estate agent with Hawai‘i Life, has been selling on Maui for more than 36 years. She tells Realtor.com® that luxury … Read more

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Tick Up to 6.24% as Markets Assess End of Shutdown

Mortgage Interest Rates Today: Mortgage Rates Tick Up to 6.24% as Markets Assess End of Shutdown

Mortgage rates ticked up slightly on Thursday but essentially held steady as markets took a pause amid cautious optimism over the federal government’s reopening after the longest-ever shutdown, tempered by lingering economic uncertainty.  The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans rose to 6.24% for the week ending Nov. 13, up from 6.22% the week … Read more