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Inventory has doubled in nearly half of the US’s largest markets
INMANRobust new construction activity and subdued homebuyer demand has led to an inventory boom in 22 of the 50 largest markets, with some metros seeing active inventory double vs 2019Denver (+100 percent), Austin (+69 percent), Seattle (+60.9 percent), Dallas-Fort...
Hotel St. Helena reopening Friday after years-long closure
NAPA VALLEY REGISTERST. HELENA — The Hotel St. Helena is reopening Friday after being closed forat least five years.Eight of the downtown hotel’s 18 rooms will be available for booking this weekend as part of a soft opening, owner Mary Haney told the St. Helena Star...
Cash prevails as king when it comes to luxury
INMANAccording to Coldwell Banker, luxury real estate agents can expect 'smart luxury,' move-up buyers, and cash purchases to impact the market in the months aheadThe report analyzed market data from 120 markets in the U.S. and surveyed responses from more than 200...
Homebuyers finally responded, after mortgage rates hit lowest level in three months
CNBCA for-sale sign hangs in front of a house in Patchogue, New York, on June 1, 2024.The average contract interest rate for 30-year fixed-rate mortgages with conforming loanApplications to renance a home loan rose 9% for the week and were 56% higher than the same...
7 interior design hacks every agent should know
INMANReal estate agents don’t have to be interior decorators, broker Annette DeCicco writes, but they should be able to provide design solutions so buyers can choose their own designsWhen the flicker of home staging and its empty realities crystallize, buyer’s remorse...
Tesseron winery backed for former Napa estate of Robin Williams
NAPA VALLEY REGISTERA French winemaking family from Bordeaux that bought the Mayacamas Mountains estate of the late comedian Robin Williams in 2016 is preparing to make wine on the property.The Tesseron family filed an application to the county for a winery on Wall...