Let’s talk about what buyers are paying more for right now. Zillow’s latest data shows certain features can push a home’s sale price up by as much as 5.4%, or about $19,500 on a typical home.  And it’s not just size or location driving that.  Buyers are putting more money behind homes that feel fini

Across decades of financial data, one pattern consistently shows up: Homeowners typically old 30 to 50 times more wealth than renters.  That’s not because homeowners necessarily earn more money or make smarter financial decisions. Much of it comes down to one simple difference—how housing payments w

A year ago, a lot of homebuyers in Tucson ran the numbers and didn’t like what they saw. Today, those numbers look different. According to Zillow, a median-income household can now afford $30,302 more home than they could a year ago.  The reason? Mortgage rates have eased from nearly 7% last winter