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Photo : pryzmat ( Shutterstock ) Buying a home in the colder months is often a smart move , but this year is a bugger. A new report from real-estate firm Redfin shows that on average, a record 2% of the homes for sale on the U.S. market were pulled from listings every week in the 12 weeks leading up to Nov. 20. For buyers and sellers alike, that might sound alarming . Here is what’s going on. Why is this happening? Redfin analyzed MLS data from 43 of the 50 most populated metropolitan areas in the country, determining sellers are delisting their properties because they’re not getting offers at their preferred price—or in some cases, no offers at all. The monthly mortgage payment on the median-asking-price home is also 40% higher right now than it was a year ago. While there might have been a housing market frenzy last year, it looks like that has has really slowed down. Home prices spiked during the height of the pandemic, leading to “pandemic boomtowns,” but those locations—lik...

Photo : Sharaf Maksumov ( Shutterstock ) Our personal data shows up in so many public online spaces. But while there are ways to review and delete your data from social media profiles or even Google search , one place you may not think to check is your property’s listing on sites like Redfin, Zillow, or Realtor.com. While it’s unlikely someone will lift sensitive data like, say, your billing information from these apps or websites, they can be used by identity thefts, scammers, or even stalkers to verify your address and see what the house looks like, both inside and out. Luckily, you can remove photos of your home from listing property sites like Realtor.com, Redfin, and Zillow. Doing so can keep you (or your tenant’s) personal info safe. You first need to claim ownership of the home on each site where you want to remove listing photos and other information. Each platform’s ownership verification process differs, but the steps are simple to follow. Here’s how to get started: Rea...