They’re Spectacular! Explore the Many Homes of Newly Minted Billionaire Jerry Seinfeld
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by Brittany Natale
1d ago
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Good+Foundation; Realtor.com Jerry Seinfeld is one of the world’s most famous comedians and reportedly might now be a billionaire, too. The hilarious star got his start in prime time with the hit series “Seinfeld,” alongside pal and fellow funnyman Larry David. Famously known as “the show about nothing,” the sitcom ran from 1989 to 1998 but remains hugely popular today—which isn’t a surprise. It racked up 10 Emmy Awards and featured a long list of famous (and future-famous) guest stars, including Bryan Cranston, Raquel Welch, and Kristin Davis. Off screen, Sein ..read more
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The Pandemic Roiled the Housing Market—but Small Signs Show It’s Finally Bouncing Back
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by Clare Trapasso
1d ago
Realtor.com / Getty Images It’s no secret that the pandemic upended the housing market—and the fallout is still reverberating today, affecting homebuyers and sellers. A quick recap: In the past four years, list prices shot up, the number of properties on the market plunged, and home sales dropped dramatically. “Some of the problems that existed before the pandemic were magnified,” says Realtor.com® Chief Economist Danielle Hale. “We had a housing shortage, and that probably was exacerbated by COVID-19 as builders struggled to build and housing demand went through the roof.” And who could forg ..read more
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Dan Snyder Donated His Home, but What Does a Charity Actually Do With a Multimillion-Dollar Mansion?
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by Claudine Zap
1d ago
Realtor.com A luxurious mansion recently made the news for an unusual reason: Rather than selling his Maryland chateau for millions of dollars, former Washington Commanders co-owner Dan Snyder donated it to charity, according to the Washington Post. “The transformative gift comes in the form of real estate in Maryland currently listed for sale for $34.9 million,” the American Cancer Society, the recipient, announced in a press release. Now, the charity plans to sell the megamansion: “Proceeds from the gift will be unrestricted and used to further ACS’s mission,” it said. The Snyder family are ..read more
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Former NBA All-Star Tony Parker Lists Palatial Texas Estate for $16.5M
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by Brittany Natale
1d ago
Christian Petersen/Getty Images / Realtor.com Tony Parker, former point guard for the San Antonio Spurs, has put his 53-acre Boerne, TX, ranch on the market for $16.5 million. The retired All-Star and majority owner of the French basketball team ASVEL Basket had the mansion custom-built in 2009. It boasts 10 bedrooms, 12 bathrooms, and over 13,300 square feet. And it’s just a 30-minute drive from downtown San Antonio. The luxe home is part of Anaqua Springs Ranch, an upscale gated community in Texas Hill Country. This luxury estate has a gorgeous courtyard with a fountain. Onward Group/Kuper ..read more
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Designer A-Frame Treehouse on 20 Acres in Montana Angles for $7.9M
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by Kristine Hansen
1d ago
Kalispell Visual, LLC / Chris Neibauer Want to be the first owner of this 1,700-square-foot, double A-frame in Whitefish, MT? If $7,950,000 is in the budget, it could be yours. The four-bedroom, two-bath, treehouse-style home was just built last year by Nelson Treehouse, a company that has appeared on HGTV’s “Treehouse Masters.” Listed with Sean Averill, of PureWest Christie’s International Real Estate, the angular abode features an open-layout living room, dining room, and kitchen. Windowed walls frame the natural setting that’s surrounded by national forest. Set on 20 acres within a ga ..read more
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California Homeowners Face an Insurance Crisis. What Will It Mean for Home Prices in the State?
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by Aarthi Swaminathan
1d ago
David McNew/Getty Images Californians are facing yet another setback on the housing front after a major insurer said it is pulling out of 72,000 home-insurance policies—and the insurance industry’s steady retreat from the state could have a serious effect on home prices and sales, experts say. Insurance giant State Farm, which stopped accepting applications for homeowners insurance in California last May due to increased wildfire risk, went a step further this week and said it would not renew 72,000 existing insurance policies in the state, citing rising costs. Starting July 2, Stat ..read more
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Home Prices Hit New Record High in January, Says Case-Shiller
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by Keith Griffith
1d ago
Scott Olson/Getty Images Home prices reached a new record high in early 2024. Nationwide, home prices rose 6% in January from a year earlier, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index released on Tuesday. That was the biggest year-over-year increase since November 2022. “U.S. home prices continued their drive higher,” Brian D. Luke, head of commodities, real and digital assets at S&P Dow Jones Indices, said in a statement. “Homeowners most likely saw healthy gains in the last year, no matter what city you were in, or if it was in an expensive or inexpensive n ..read more
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Judy Garland’s Over-the-Rainbow Mansion Is Listed for $11.5 Million
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by Lisa Johnson Mandell
1d ago
Getty Images / Realtor.com Wouldn’t it be nice to click your heels three times, say “There’s no place like home,” and end up in a stately Bel-Air mansion? That’s entirely possible, if you throw in $11,495,000—the listing price of Judy Garland‘s former, East Coast-style home in the upscale Los Angeles neighborhood. Along with the guidance of her mother, Ethel Marion Gumm, Garland commissioned architect-to-the stars Wallace Neff to build the classic residence in 1938, when she was just 16. It was the same year she was cast as Dorothy in “The Wizard of Oz.” Judy Garland’s former Bel-Air home Rea ..read more
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The 5 U.S. Cities Where Rents Are Falling the Most Might Come as a Huge Surprise
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by Clare Trapasso
1d ago
Getty Images Cheap rent alert: Rental prices are continuing to come down, particularly in the South. Across the country, rents fell in 29 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas in February, according to a recent Realtor.com® report. That’s been a boon for tenants, many of whom saw big run-ups in prices over the past few years. “We’re seeing a lot of new [apartment] construction in the Southern region. More construction means more new supply, which means lower prices,” says Realtor.com economist Jiayi Xu. “That means [tenants] have more money for other parts of their lives, not just housing cost ..read more
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It’s Now Officially Cheaper To Rent Than Buy a Home in the 50 Largest U.S. Metros
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by Clare Trapasso
1d ago
Photo-illustration by Realtor.com. Source: Getty Images Rental prices are falling—and it’s helping to make it cheaper to be a paying tenant than a homebuyer in America’s 50 largest metropolitan areas. Rentals fell for the seventh month in a row on an annual basis, according to the Realtor.com® February rental report. Prices dropped annually by 0.4%, or $7, to a median of $1,708 a month in February, according to the report. Prices were $4 lower than in January. Purchasing a starter home was 60.1% higher, costing buyers about $1,027 more every month. The drop in median rents is enough money for ..read more
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