Live Breaking News & Updates on Edfin|Page 5

Stay updated with breaking news from Edfin. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

US home flipping malaise pinches reality TV stars to contractors

While the increase in interest rates engineered by the Federal Reserve over the last two years put a damper on the overall U.S. housing market, it took a sledge hammer to home flippers from small contractors to reality TV stars. Just ask Tarek El Moussa, star of HGTV’s "The Flipping El Moussas" and former co-host of the real estate and renovation focused channel's mainstay, "Flip or Flop." The number of Americans acting as investors in the housing market dived 38.85% between 2021 and 2023’s fourth quarter, according to property data provider ATTOM Data Solutions. ....

United States , Los Angeles , San Francisco Bay , Ghulam Mustafa , Loren Ruch , Tarek El Moussa , Dan Burns , Freddie Mac , El Moussa , Amina Niasse , El Moussas , Elisa Covington , Julio Martinez , Chen Zhao , Properties In Los Angeles , Data Solutions , Federal Reserve , San Francisco Bay Area , Sahara Builders , Southern California , Anna Driver , El Moussa , Housing Market , Interest Rates , Reality Tv , Flipping El Moussas ,

Baby boomers are staying in their homes for decades, smothering inventory

American homeowners are opting to stay put for twice as long as they did 20 years ago, according to Redfin. The trend was most prevalent among baby boomers. ....

San Francisco , United States , Los Angeles , Las Vegas , Daryl Fairweather , West Coast , San Jose , Baby Boomers , Chief Economist , Mortgage Rates , Existing Home Sales ,