While the rise of pocket listings — when a residential property is put up for sale without being placed on the Multiple Listing Service — are tough to track, one local broker said it should concern anyone who is looking to buy or sell a home in the near future.

Multiple studies estimate pocket listings make up small portions of the overall ...Read more

The idea started with a sermon Micah Longmire heard at his Presbyterian church in Ogden, Utah, about the importance of grandparents in a child’s life.

Longmire, now 31, exchanged a look with his mother-in-law. “We were like, ‘I’d be OK living with you after that sermon,’ and the ball rolled downhill from there,” Longmire said.

Both...Read more

SEATTLE — Defense contractor Anduril Industries is expanding in Seattle, with hiring plans to fill out what it calls its connected warfare headquarters.

After installing a small office in Seattle about six years ago, the Costa Mesa, California-based company has expanded into Bellevue and Seattle's ship canal, pumping millions of dollars into ...Read more

PITTSBURGH -- Wendy Gilch wasn’t looking for a new financial threat lurking in the housing market when she opened TikTok.

The Franklin Park, Pennsylvania, consumer advocate was researching a completely different problem: companies she believed were violating the Federal Trade Commission’s advertising rules with fake testimonials, AI-...Read more

LOS ANGELES -- A rule intended to prevent rent gouging in the wake of the Eaton and Palisades fires has lapsed in Los Angeles County, possibly exposing some renters to hikes.

The executive order that blocked rent increases was issued by Gov. Gavin Newsom amid the devastating wildfires last year. Under the order, landlords couldn't increase ...Read more

PHILADELPHIA -- Signs point to a stronger housing market last month in the Philadelphia region than in most other major metropolitan areas.

In the Philadelphia metro, home sales were less likely to fall through and sellers were less likely to cut their prices in April, according to two Redfin analyses of the country’s 50 most populous ...Read more

The cleanup of one of the most notorious collections of graffiti in the country has been postponed again as the proposed buyer of the stalled Oceanwide Plaza development in downtown Los Angeles struggles to reach terms with city officials who must sign off on the $470 million sale.

Wiping clean the empty high-rise towers besmirching the city ...Read more

San Diego home prices continue to show gains, but any increase has been blunted by rising inflation, data released Tuesday shows

The San Diego metropolitan area’s home price increased 0.78% annually in March, said the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Indices report. At the same time, San Diego metro, which includes all of San Diego County, had an ...Read more

For years, vacant homes in large U.S. cities have conjured up images of derelict, abandoned properties in need of loving attention and a full-time resident. In San Diego, a June ballot measure is taking aim at a very different kind of vacant dwelling by proposing to heavily tax second homes — from the coast to the suburbs — that all share ...Read more

A house does not become a home all at once. It happens in small, repeated gestures: the kettle set on before anyone else wakes, the blanket folded over the arm of the couch, the porch swept after dinner, the dog bowl rinsed and refilled without much thought.

Barefoot homemaking is not about perfection or presentation. It is about comfort, habit...Read more

Most homeowners expect major problems to announce themselves dramatically. A burst pipe, a failed furnace, or a leaking roof is difficult to ignore. More often, however, serious issues begin as subtle warning signs that are easy to dismiss.

A faint stain, a sticking door, or a musty smell may seem like minor inconveniences, but they can be ...Read more

By the time summer arrives, many Americans are eager to spend more time outdoors — gardening, hiking, walking the dog, or simply wandering across the backyard in bare feet. While grass lawns and sandy beaches may seem harmless, landscaping and wild foliage can quickly turn a relaxing stroll into an unpleasant encounter with thorns, sap, burrs,...Read more

The giant roadside thermometer between Las Vegas and Los Angeles — a towering sight for legions of highway drivers — is for sale.

A spread of real estate in Baker, California, along Interstate 15 roughly 90 miles southwest of the Las Vegas Strip, recently went on the market for $1.85 million, listing sites show.

The 4.3-acre tract includes...Read more

Buying a condo in some parts of the U.S. has become harder due to recent changes in Fannie Mae’s condo policies, according to local real estate experts.

The government-sponsored mortgage enterprise recently increased the required due diligence for condo loans, and that could make some purchases harder to close in the months ahead, Las Vegas-...Read more

Many Seattle area residents feel like the bar to owning a home just keeps getting higher, and they're not imagining things.

The cost of a monthly mortgage payment is now well beyond double the cost of median rent here — among the largest gaps in the country.

While the typical renter who recently moved is spending an already eye-watering $2,...Read more