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Stock market gains and soaring investor confidence set the stage for high demand for luxury homes as 2017 came to a close. Luxury home prices rose 7.4 percent year over year to an average of $1.76 million in the fourth quarter of 2017. The[...]

The Redfin Housing Demand Index remained nearly flat into the end of 2017, falling just 0.6 percent from 128.3 in November to 127.6 in December. The seasonally adjusted number of buyers requesting home tours fell by 3.4 percent while the[...]

Through a late provision added to the GOP tax plan last weekend, real estate investors may be on course for a multimillion-dollar tax break. The change would allow real estate investors to take advantage of a new break that provides a 20[...]

Image via iStock Bitcoin, the first digital currency that works without a bank or middleman, surged 183.6 percent in the last month, from $5,870.37 per coin on Nov. 12 to $16,650.01 on Dec. 12, according to Bitstamp data. Its market cap is[...]

Key Takeaways:Home prices finished the year strong, up 6.8 percent in December from last year to a national median sale price of $287,000 across the markets Redfin serves. Sales were down 2.4 percent ending a year of fluctuating sales[...]