Reassessing the ‘Amazon Effect’ on Home Prices in One U.S. Metro Area

Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty ImagesSeattle-based Amazon’s announcement that it would be building a second headquarters in Northern Virginia boosted home prices and sales, albeit temporarily, according to a new report.The finding is based on an analysis by Bright MLS, a real-est

Colorado Rockies Great Todd Helton Lists $5.5M Waterfront Mansion in Knoxville

Dustin Bradford/Getty Images / Realtor.comAlthough he hasn’t made the Baseball Hall of Fame (yet!), former Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton has a Tennessee mansion that is a first-ballot winner in the category of waterfront mansions.Helton, who played his entire 17-year career in Denver an

How More First-Time Homebuyers Are Successfully Navigating This Challenging Housing Market

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesMore first-time homebuyers have been successfully navigating the extremely pricey and challenging housing market.Despite the myriad obstacles in their way, first-time buyers made up about a third of those purchasing homes to live in, according to the Natio

You’ll Never Guess Who’s Buying Up Homes Right Now—and Why

David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesMore first-time homebuyers have been successfully navigating the extremely pricey and challenging housing market.Despite the myriad obstacles in their way, first-time buyers made up about a third of those purchasing homes to live in, according to the Natio