An addictive easy way to shop for homes
According to Glassdoor, the average annual base salary for a Google software engineer is $126,787—more than four times the median personal income across the rest of the country. However, when it comes to buying a home that salary’s buying potential can vary widely depending on which Google office one lives near. Estately measured February home sale data within two miles of Google’s...
There are a lot of things to consider when choosing which state to live in (job prospects and median home prices), but have you considered the online shopping habits of each state’s inhabitants? This probably reveals more about the character of the state than anything else. To better know these United States, we here at Estately used Google Trends to measure...
You may know that Estately is a great site and app for finding your dream home, but did you know Estately is also working to bring America together as a nation? It’s true. Even in these politically polarizing times, we believe there are things that people from all ends of the political spectrum can find common ground on, primarily that there are...
Bay Area home buyers know firsthand the horrors of trying to buy a home in a hot market. Listed home prices are usually just a jumping-off point, and buyers often find themselves competing against numerous other buyers offering far more than the list price. Here at Estately, we were curious to see how common bidding wars are in cities across the country....
It’s been quite a whirlwind since Donald Trump was elected president on November 8th. President Obama flew off into the sunset, Trump enjoyed a concert by 3 Doors Down at a sparsely attended inauguration, and millions of protesters took to the streets in opposition. And while all this was happening, millions of Americans did what they always do— Google stuff....
Much has been written of Airbnb’s impact on the rental market in major cities, particularly when it comes to reducing the number of available rental units and driving up rents. However, there’s little research about how the online marketplace and homestay network is impacting the real estate market. Is Airbnb reducing inventory and driving up prices? Estately looked at 10...