Experts Surveyed Say More Gen Zers than Millennials Will Own Homes
The oldest Millennials, who will turn 40 in 2020, have lived through a turbulent decade of housing marked first by the initial recovery from the Great Recession, then the extraordinary home value growth of recent years. Due in large part to a variety of affordability...
Study Finds Medical, Not Student Debt Bigger Cause of Mortgage Denials
Aspiring homebuyers with medical debt are more likely than others to be denied a mortgage, while those with student loan debt more often put off buying. That’s according to the fourth annual Zillow Report on Consumer Housing Trends, released this Monday. Personal debt...Average Homeowner Will Spend Over $21K to Sell Their Home
A new study of 35 major metro areas from Zillow and Thumbtack estimates the average American home seller will spend nearly $21,000 on home improvements, closing costs and staging this year. “Selling is often a complicated process that can sometimes require extensive...Zillow Sued Over Hacked Listing of $150M California Mansion
What may be the first-ever hijacking of an active real-estate listing online – a palatial mansion overlooking the Pacific Ocean in Bel Air, California – has led to a lawsuit seeking $60 million in damages against home-sale marketing company Zillow. One or more...This Week’s Paper: Digital Edition
