Best Time to Buy Is Now, Says Realtor.com

Right now is the best time to buy a home this year, according to Realtor.com, which has identified Sept. 27 to Oct. 3 as the prime buying time for house hunters.  What makes this week the best time to buy? Realtor.com expects that right now, homebuyers will see a mix of greater listings, lower home

Existing-Home Sales by Foreign Buyers Down 14%

The dollar volume of foreign buyer residential purchases during April 2025 to March 2026 was $45.3 billion, accounting for 2% of the $2.3 trillion of existing-home sales overall, according to the National Association of Realtors® 2026 International Transactions in U.S. Real Estate report.  Other nat

Pa. Housing Market Holds Steady in August

Pennsylvania’s housing market held steady in August, as home sales, listings and median home price remained consistent with the previous month, according to the latest housing report prepared for the Pennsylvania Association of Realtors®. The median home price was $330,000 in August, unchanged from

Top Things for Realtors® to Know About Upcoming Appraisal Changes

The appraisal industry is transitioning to a redesigned appraisal report, known as the new Uniform Residential Appraisal Report (URAR), which is built on the Uniform Appraisal Dataset version 3.6 (UAD 3.6). This mandated change is directed by the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA). PAR talke