Author: Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA TODAY

If you own a home in the top 10 metro housing markets, it might be worth a lot more than what you paid for, even if you bought it a few years ago.

In the first three months of the coronavirus pandemic, the number of multigenerational homes bought jumped from 11% to 15%.

In the current seller’s market, 29% of would-be home sellers expect to set the list price above what they think the house is worth.

The COVID pandemic brought an opportunity for many to start home improvement plans. But the industry is having trouble delivering.

The real estate market continued to break historic records in April, as home prices rose 21% YoY and the median home-sale price soared to $348,500.

In a Credit Karma survey exclusive to USA TODAY, 59% of people felt their financial stability depended on their ability to delay mortgage payments.

In the housing market, the ability to purchase homes seems proportional to the price range – the higher the range, the greater the sales.

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