Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover residential real estate, including buying, selling and trends. The pandemic ignited a home-buying frenzy as the ...

Home values rose faster than ever in 2021. The median sales price for an existing home was $346,900, up a whopping 17% from the prior year. That made things tough for people looking to buy a house for ...

It’s a trend that will likely continue in 2022, as momentum shifts away from the suburbs and international travel returns — unless new Covid variants interfere. By Stefanos Chen A year ago, while most ...

Home prices soared for a second straight year in New Jersey during 2021. After climbing 12% in 2020 they gained about another 15% in 2021. Those huge increases were driven by low interest rates, low ...

Lakewood Ranch had a good year in 2021, selling about 20% more homes than in 2020. The master-planned community in southern Manatee and northern Sarasota County sold 2,574 new homes, up from 2,149 ...