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Vacant Lots for Sale Are Piling Up After the L.A. Fires; Investors Are Buying 40% of Those That Sell
December 30, 2025
Investors purchase roughly 2 in 5 lots that sell in the Pacific Palisades, Altadena and Malibu areas; many of these lots once held homes destroyed in the January fires. Residents are grappling with a tough decision: Rebuild in the neighborhood they love, or sell to an investor in hopes of recouping some of their investment. […]
December 16, 2025
This report outlines county-level flood-risk data and housing statistics for Washington State in light of this month’s devastating flooding. Our hearts go out to Washington residents during this challenging time. Torrential rainfall that began last week has caused many of Washington State’s rivers to overflow, flooding scores of homes and triggering power outages and mudslides […]
December 9, 2025
The share of Redfin users clicking into the climate-risk section of home listings nearly doubled after the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires started burning. The same effect took hold in Florida during hurricane season. In both instances, the bump in user engagement was short-lived. House hunters on Redfin.com are more likely to click into the climate-risk […]
November 14, 2025
A proposed 50-year mortgage could lower monthly payments, but buyers would pay far more interest over time and build equity far more slowly. The Trump administration is considering the idea of introducing a 50-year fixed-rate mortgage as a way to make housing more affordable. But stretching a loan over five decades introduces tradeoffs that aren’t […]
November 7, 2025
45% of respondents are less likely to make a major purchase overall due to the government shutdown, up from 21% in early October, according to a new Redfin survey conducted by Ipsos. 21% of Americans are delaying a major purchase like a home or car because of the shutdown, up from 17% in early October. […]
