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Demetria C. Lester is a reporter for DS News and MReport magazines with more than eight years of writing experience. She has served as content coordinator and copy editor for the Los Angeles Daily News and the Orange County Register, in addition to 11 other Southern California publications. A former editor-in-chief at Northlake College and staff writer at her alma mater, the University of Texas at Arlington, she has covered events such as the Byron Nelson and Pac-12 Conferences, progressing into her freelance work with the Dallas Wings and D Magazine. Currently located in Dallas, Texas, Lester is an avid jazz lover and likes to read. She can be reached at [email protected].

Residential Remodeling Activity to Get a Reboot Next Year?

While unwarranted repairs remain a hassle for many homeowners, annual spending for improvements and restorations to owner-occupied homes is expected to shift in the coming year, according to a new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies. Here are the factors in play.

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Home Prices Up in Nearly Three-Quarters of the U.S.

As home seller profits continue to rise, profit margins on typical home sales also increased nationwide, while the median U.S. home price surged to a new all-time high in Q3, according to ATTOM's 2023 U.S. Home Sales Report. Read the latest to find out why “any predictions of an extended market fallback may have been premature.”

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SFR Rent Growth Continues to Moderate. But There’s a But…

“While annual single-family rent growth has returned to a moderate pace, more than three years of substantial increases will have a lasting impact on tenants’ budgets,” said Molly Boesel, Principal Economist for CoreLogic. Click through to see how the SFR sector is evolving.

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