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In Monday's Consumer Price Index report, rent prices rose 8.7% year-over-year in May. That sounds like a lot, but here's why that number isn't a reliable indicator of where rental prices are headed.

"The average days on market has gone from less than a week up to about 89 days," says broker Amanda Pohlman of Keller Williams Living.

Real estate brokerage Redfin says just one in ten offers faced competition in October.

If you have to ask, you can't afford it.

It's tempting to track home values like the stock market. But how accurate are those online estimates?

Glenn Kelman says the most important qualification for his job is passion.