Some areas with high risk of climate impacts posting double-digit growth. Will housing market eventually shift?

Climate change is becoming an increasingly important factor in the housing market, with major residential real estate websites now including "climate risk" among data points provided to prospective buyers. But that's not stopping buyers from purchasing homes in some of the most climate-averse places across the country — at least, not yet.Original Article

Supreme Court ends Biden’s eviction moratorium

The Supreme Court has rejected the Biden administration’s latest moratorium on evictions – putting hundreds of thousands of tenants at risk of losing shelter, while the administration struggles to speed the flow of billions of dollars in federal funding to people who are behind in rent because of the coronavirus pandemic and its associated economic hardship.Original Article

Staying put in the hot housing market? Refinancing just got cheaper.

The elimination of a controversial fee could spark more interest in refinancing. Here's what homeowners need to know.Original Article

How 3 real estate companies grew more than 1000% in 3 years

Inc. Magazine's 2021 ranking of the 5,000 fastest-growing private businesses in the U.S., known as the Inc. 5000, was released last week. The companies on the list classified in the real estate industry collectively saw three-year median growth of 155% and $11.7 billion in revenue.Original Article

House hunters are increasingly going up against hedge funds in a hot housing market

The buyer you're competing with for that house might just be a hedge fund. But it's not always great news for sellers. Here's why.Original Article

In many hot housing markets, cash is still king

Even though the housing market is showing some signs of cooling, cash remains king in many metro areas.Original Article

Appeals court overturns beach access ruling in Pinellas County

A federal appeals court on Friday overturned a ruling that backed waterfront property owners in a battle with a Pinellas County town about public beach access. The decision by a panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals focused, in part, on a highly controversial 2018 Florida law that put restrictions on what is known as “customary use” of beaches. The panel said U.S. District Judge James S. Moody should not have granted summary judgment to a group of property owners in Redington Beach…Original Article

Here are the best cities for remote workers

Remote work for millions of workers is here to stay, and a new study shows which cities have all the qualities needed for a new, mobile remote workforce. Marketing firm Higher Visibility crunched the numbers around average rent, house prices, happiness indicators, broadband availability, wifi hotspots, green space and even the number of coffee shops to find out which cities, large and small, are best for remote workers. For cities under 1 million people, St. Petersburg, Florida, tops the list.…Original Article

The number of homes selling for more than $500K above asking more than tripled in Q2 2021

Data from Zillow shows over 1,600 homes sold for at least $500,000 above asking price nationally in the second quarter.Original Article

Exclusive: Odessa equestrian estate sells for $7.5 million

The aggregate sales price is a record for Odessa.Original Article