You'll never guess where everybody's buying real estate right now, a strange trend with starter home prices, and more

The Surprising Place Where Homebuying Activity Is Bonkers Right Now [realtor.com® To each their home.]( [Buy]( [Sell]( [Rent]( [News & Insights]( Our Weekly Best [The Surprising Place Where Homebuying Activity Is Bonkers Right Now]( [The Surprising Place Where Homebuying Activity Is Bonkers Right Now]( Savvy home shoppers have been heading to this one region of the U.S., where they've found bargains that saved them hundreds on their monthly mortgages. [America's hottest markets]( [Mortgage Rates Just Hit a 4-Month Low, but Do Buyers Even Care?]( [Mortgage Rates Just Hit a 4-Month Low, but Do Buyers Even Care?]( While lower borrowing costs are a boon for house hunters, few seem to be pouncing on this opportunity as they might have a year or two earlier. [Biding time]( [The Strange Trend Happening With Starter Home Prices]( [The Strange Trend Happening With Starter Home Prices]( Price tags on smaller houses that are traditionally geared toward first-time buyers are soaring right now, while luxury home prices are in a slump. [What's going on?]( [Homeowners Reveal Their Top 5 Projects for the New Year]( [Homeowners Reveal Their Top 5 Projects for the New Year]( We polled folks on which small (and doable!) improvements they want to tackle in 2023, hopefully inspiring you to take on one of your more manageable jobs, too. [Survey says]( [Did You Overpay for That New House You Just Bought?]( [Did You Overpay for That New House You Just Bought?]( Lawsuits against real estate professionals are on the rise, as many recent buyers believe they overpaid for their residences and are looking for ways to recoup what they spent. [Racked with regret]( [We're in Love With Christina Hall's New Design Style]( [We're in Love With Christina Hall's New Design Style]( The HGTV star is famed for the beachy California aesthetic on her show "Christina on the Coast." But in her new series, she unveils a different look. [A Tennessee touch]( [6 Landscaping Projects That Offer the Best—and Worst—ROI]( [6 Landscaping Projects That Offer the Best—and Worst—ROI]( Curb appeal alone can reportedly add 7% or more to the value of your home. But which improvements will net you the most money when you sell? [Raking it in]( [We Bought My Grandmother’s Home in a Short Sale During the Pandemic]( [We Bought My Grandmother’s Home in a Short Sale During the Pandemic]( In this installment of Down Payment Diaries, an unexpected loss creates an opportunity for a stay-at-home mom and her husband to become homeowners. [True stories]( [$59M Penthouse in Aston Martin Skyscraper Is Our Most Popular Home]( [$59M Penthouse in Aston Martin Skyscraper Is Our Most Popular Home]( The seven-bedroom unit in Miami will be located in the luxury automaker's first residential high-rise, which is under construction with completion scheduled for later this year. [See the top 10]( [Display images to show real-time content]( [Take it to the app]( [realtor.com® To each their home.]( © 2023 Move Sales, Inc. Realtor, and the [realtor.com]( name and logo are trademarks of the National Association of Realtors® and are used with permission. The information in this work is not guaranteed and should be independently verified with your professional advisors prior to use. Advertisement/Email from: [realtor.com]( a division of Move Sales, Inc. | 3315 Scott Blvd. | Santa Clara, CA 95054. You are receiving this email because you signed up to receive news, tips and promos from [realtor.com]( and Move. To [unsubscribe]( or update your email preferences, please [click here](. [Privacy Policy]( | [Equal Housing Opportunity]( | [Unsubscribe]( [Equal Housing Opportunity]( Connect with us: [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [Pintrest](