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☆ Major east coast city holds first lottery for local homebuyers—houses are just $1
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Newark, New Jersey, is looking to attract homebuyers with $1 houses. City officials held their first lottery of the city-owned properties on Monday, and seven winners were selected to buy the $1 homes. The winners were chosen from a group who pre-qualified last year for Newark's Home Ownership Revitalization Program, a program that sells city-owned properties for $1. The available properties are deteriorated, in need of work, and were seized by the city for non-payment and public debts.

Locations: Newark , New Jersey

☆ These are the 10 most welcoming cities for 2024—only 1 is in the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-30 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Booking.com released its 12th edition of the Traveler Review Awards which includes their list of the most welcoming places in the world for 2024. To determine what cities made the list, Booking.com used more than 309 million verified customer reviews from their site. The destinations on the list were chosen because they have an above-average number of properties with exceptional reviews for hospitality, according to a press release shared with CNBC Make It. Like in 2023, this year's most welcoming places span five continents.

Persons: Booking.com Organizations: CNBC

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Federal investigators say a local want ad for a yoga instructor in Costa Rica helped them capture the woman who killed rising pro cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson in 2022. Kaitlin Armstrong was convicted and sentenced to prison for 90 years in November for gunning down Wilson in Austin, Texas in a jealous rage. Investigators had been searching for Armstrong for more than a month and believed she was moving around Costa Rica looking for work as a yoga instructor. Armstrong was still wearing a bandage on her face when Perez met the woman at a hostel and recognized Armstrong's eyes from photographs. Political Cartoons View All 253 Images“I noticed that she had a bandage on her nose and possibly her lips were swollen, and I saw her eyes,” Perez said.

Persons: Anna Moriah Wilson, Kaitlin Armstrong, gunning, Wilson, Armstrong, Emir Perez, Damien Fernandez, Santa Teresa, “, Perez, ” Perez, ” Wilson Organizations: —, CBS, ”, U.S, Local, Dartmouth College Locations: AUSTIN, Texas, Costa Rica, Austin , Texas, beachside, Santa, Vermont, New Hampshire, Austin

☆ This city has the worst traffic in the U.S.—and it's not Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Most agree that sitting in traffic is a massive waste of time, and often cite a frustrating commute to and from work as reason to resist returning to the office. In January, geolocation technology specialist TomTom released its annual Traffic Index for 2023. California is the only state that had two cities rank in the top 10: San Francisco and Los Angeles. The latter is notorious for its bad traffic but still came in way down at the No. 9 spot, while the Bay Area city landed in the top three.

Locations: California, Francisco, Los Angeles, Bay Area

Ilia Malinin established such a big lead after his peerless short program at the U.S. After starting his program with a textbook quad axel — a jump only Malinin has landed in competition — he doubled a planned quad loop, fell on a quad lutz and doubled another planned quad. He followed with a perfect quad lutz before a mistake on his planned quad loop, which he turned into a double that appeared to slow down his momentum. Malinin recovered to land a quad salchow before falling on his quad lutz. The 29-year-old Brown, performing his “The Impossible Dream” program from last year, opened with two brilliant triple axels — one in sequence with a double — after missing the same jump during his short program.

Persons: Ilia Malinin, axel —, lutz, ”, ” Malinin, Jason Brown, Malinin, axel, Roman Skorniakov, “, Brown, Tracy Wilson, ” Brown, Giacomo Puccini, Pulkinen, ” Pulkinen, Emily Chan, Spencer Howe, Ellie Kam, Danny O'Shea, Valentina, Maximiliano Fernandez, Chan, Howe, Madison Chock, Evan Bates, Christina Carreira, Anthony Ponomarenko, Emily Bratti, Ian Somerville, Amber Glenn, Isabeau Levito, ___ Organizations: peerless, U.S, Camden, HBO, Nationwide, Skate America, Prix de France, Skating, Madison Locations: Columbus , Ohio, Montreal, U.S

☆ Mexico Activists Protest Return of Bullfights to Capital
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-28 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: 1 min

MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Animal rights defenders in Mexico City on Sunday marched to protest the return of the centuries-old spectacle of bullfighting to the capital after almost two years. "Torture is not art, it is not culture," demonstrators shouted near the Plaza Mexico bullring. Mexico's capital held its first bullfight in almost two years on Sunday, after the Supreme Court paved the way for the spectacle's return in December. Bullfights have been held in Mexico since the 16th century. While a ruling suspended bullfighting in 2022 as a precautionary measure amid a longer-running case, the Supreme Court struck that decision down.

Persons: Bullfights, Toya Sarno Jordan, Aida Pelaez, Fernandez, Oliver Griffin, Stephen Coates Organizations: MEXICO CITY, Mexico Locations: MEXICO, Mexico City, Mexico

☆ Pope Says LGBT Blessings Are for Individuals, Not Approval of Unions
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

By Philip PullellaVATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Friday defended a Vatican document on blessings for same-sex couples but said they were not an approval of a lifestyle the Church sees as potentially sinful but of individuals seeking to get closer to God. The pope said that while "moral perfection" was not required of people seeking such blessings, they were not intended to justify a relationship the Church considers irregular. Francis stressed that such blessings should not be given in a liturgical context. Since his election in 2013, Francis has tried to make the Church, with its 1.35 billion members, more welcoming to LGBT people, without changing moral doctrine. Francis said that when the blessings are given, priests should "naturally take into account the context, the sensitivities, the places where one lives and the most appropriate ways to do it".

Persons: Philip Pullella, Pope Francis, Francis, Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez Organizations: CITY Locations: Supplicating, Africa

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Regional Mexican music — a catchall term that encompasses mariachi, banda, corridos, norteño, sierreño and other genres — has become a global phenomenon, topping music charts and reaching new audiences as it crosses borders. Overall, regional Mexican music grew 60% in the U.S., accounting for a whopping 21.9 billion on-demand audio streams. On Spotify, Mexican music grew 400% worldwide over the last five years, according to Uriel Waizel, lead editor at Spotify Mexico. And I think that is exciting.”Waizel says that while Mexican music is centuries old, “current Mexican music is breaking because it is the music that young people listen to." Actor and singer Lucero, a veteran performer of regional Mexican music, also remembers those days.

Persons: Selena Quintanilla, Eslabon, Pluma’s “ Ella Baila Sola, ”, Eslabon Armado, Junior, Leila Cobo, Billboard’s, Uriel Waizel, Pluma, Taylor Swift, ” Cobo, Waizel, Édgar Barrera, Drake, Barrera, Carín León, Maluma, Don Juan, León, ” Maluma, Pedro Tovar, wasn't, Juan Gabriel, Vicente Fernández's, “, ’ ”, Gabriel Abaroa Jr, Lucero, Becky G, couldn't, it’s, I’m, ” ___ Sherman Organizations: MEXICO CITY, — Regional, Spotify, Grupo Frontera, U.S ., Fuerza Regida, Associated Press, Cobo, Spotify Mexico, YouTube, Fuerza, Premios Juventud, AP, Latin Recording Academy, Mexicans Locations: MEXICO, Mexican, “, U.S, Mexico, Frontera, Puerto Rico, ’, Mexican American, Los Angeles

☆ South Korea Warns Against Social Media Trend of Eating Fried Toothpicks
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +1 min

By Hyunsu YimSEOUL (Reuters) - A health warning from South Korea's food ministry has urged people not to eat fried toothpicks made of starch in a shape resembling curly fries, after the practice went viral in social media posts. Video clips showing people consuming the deep-fried starch toothpicks with seasoning such as powdered cheese have racked up thousands of likes and shares on TikTok and Instagram. Often used in restaurants in South Korea, they can also be used to pick up finger foods. Online eating shows, called "Mukbang", which often show people eating an excessive amount of food or unusual dishes, are popular in South Korea. "It's very crispy," one TikTok user said in a video, while crunching up fried toothpicks.

Persons: Hyunsu Yim, toothpicks, Ed Davies, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Ministry of Food and Drug Locations: Hyunsu Yim SEOUL, TikTok, South Korea

☆ Venezuela's Maduro Says Election Deal With Opposition Could Collapse
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-25 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

CARACAS (Reuters) - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro warned on Thursday that a deal with the political opposition for elections to be held later this year was in danger of collapse, after what he has described as "conspiracies" against him. Later, U.S. officials said they were "concerned" about the arrests, which included members of the political opposition. KEY QUOTES"Today the Barbados agreements are mortally wounded, they're in intensive care, they were stabbed, kicked," Maduro said in a televised state broadcast. "Hopefully we can save the Barbados agreements and, through dialogue, reach real overarching agreements through national consensus," he added. WHAT'S NEXTThe government's arrest of opposition members could put the agreements at risk, and cause the sanctions to snap back.

Persons: Nicolas Maduro, Maduro's, Maria Corina Machado, Maduro, Deisy Buitrago, Kylie Madry, Clarence Fernandez Locations: CARACAS, Barbados, United States, Caracas, Venezuela

☆ This North American country is the safest for travelers in 2024—and it's not the U.S.
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

The post-pandemic era set off the rise of "travel experiences" with more and more people wanting unique adventures and to explore places off the beaten path. Travel insurance provider Berkshire Hathaway Travel Protection recently released its ninth-annual State of Travel Insurance report which ranks the safest countries in the world for travelers. BHTP surveyed 1,702 people and used data from the Global Peace Index and the State Department's travel safety ratings to evaluate safety concerns like health measures, terrorism, weather emergencies and the safety of underrepresented groups. It's important to note the report states that despite the ranking, it doesn't mean every part of the country is safe, nor does it account for potential natural disasters.

Organizations: Berkshire Hathaway Travel, of Travel Insurance, State

☆ OFG Bancorp rises on earnings beat
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailOFG Bancorp rises on earnings beatJose Rafael Fernandez, OFG Bancorp vice chair and CEO, joins 'The Exchange' to discuss OFG Bancorp's stock, Puerto Rico's economic recovery, and more.

Persons: Jose Rafael Fernandez Organizations: OFG Bancorp

☆ U.S. cities with the highest—and lowest—barriers to homeownership, according to a new report
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-23 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Experts agree that buying a home can be a great way to build wealth, but achieving that goal can be challenging. In a January report, RealtyHop looked at the number of years it takes to save up for a down payment in the 100 most populated U.S. cities. RealtyHop collected the median household income from the U.S. Census Bureau, assumed that a household saves 20% of its annual gross income each year and then calculated the number of years it takes to save up for a down payment using 20% of the median asking price (the cost of a typical down payment) and the amount saved annually.

Persons: RealtyHop Organizations: U.S . Census Bureau Locations: U.S

☆ India Counts Down to Opening of Grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

"The construction of the Ram Temple is an instrument to unite the country," Modi said in a message published on newspaper front pages ahead of a spectacle that will be watched by millions of Indians at home and abroad. India's Hindus say the site is the birthplace of Lord Ram, and was holy to them long before Muslim Mughals razed a temple at the spot to build the Babri Masjid, or mosque, in 1528. Nearly 8,000 people are expected to attend the invitation-only ceremony, from top business leaders to movie stars and sportspersons. More than 10,000 police personnel have fanned out across the city of 3 million people to provide security and keep out gatecrashers. The temple opens to the public on Tuesday and its management expects at least 100,000 visitors a day for the first few months.

Persons: Saurabh Sharma, Rajesh AYODHYA, Lord Ram, Narenda, Modi, Pratap Bhanu Mehta, YP Rajesh, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, Supreme Court, Indian Express, YP Locations: India, Ayodhya, Ram

☆ This scenic town in Croatia is selling houses for just 13 cents—but there’s a catch
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-22 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

A town in Croatia is offering 13 cent homes in an effort to attract more people. Legrad, a town in northern Croatia, has been trying to get more people to settle in the area by offering houses for pennies. Legrad, Croatia has a population of around 2,000 people. Mussomeli, a town in Sicily, went viral for selling off deteriorating homes for 1 euro. Mussomeli, Sicily, went viral for selling homes for 1 euro.

Persons: Goran Safarek, Ivan Sabolić, Legrad, Mickey Todiwala Organizations: Austro, Istock, Local, Reuters, Croatia isn't, CNBC Locations: Croatia, Hungary, Legrad, Local Croatian, Sicily, Mussomeli

His spokesman said the absence of razor wire and other deterrents encourages migrants to risk unsafe crossings and makes the job of Texas border personnel more difficult. Political Cartoons View All 253 ImagesThe White House applauded the order, which was handed down after a federal appeals court last month had forced federal agents to stop cutting the concertina wire. Eagle Park has become one of the busiest spots on the southern U.S. border for migrants illegally crossing from Mexico. Abbott has said Texas won’t allow Border Patrol agents into Shelby Park anymore, having expressed frustration over what he says are migrants illegally entering through Eagle Pass and then federal agents loading them onto buses. Texas officials have argued that federal agents cut the wire to help groups crossing illegally through the river before taking them in for processing.

Persons: Biden, Greg Abbott, Abbott, ” Abbott, Andrew Mahaleris, Angelo Fernández Hernández, John Roberts, Amy Coney Barrett, Ketanji Brown Jackson, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, Samuel Alito, Neil Gorsuch, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, ___ Weber, Valerie Gonzalez Organizations: WASHINGTON, Border Patrol, U.S, Justice Department, Texas Gov, Republican, House, Texas Military Department, Eagle, Shelby, Border, Texas, Associated Press Locations: Texas, U.S, Mexico, Rio, Eagle, Austin , Texas, McAllen , Texas

☆ Factbox-What Are the Contentious Events Behind India's New Ram Temple?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-20 | by ( Jan. | At P.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +3 min

(Reuters) - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead a ceremony on Monday to consecrate a grand new temple to the Hindu god-king Ram, delivering on a campaign promise his political party made more than three decades ago. Legal battles ended in 2019 with the Supreme Court deciding to allow a Hindu temple to be built there, on condition that Muslims received another plot to build a mosque. In Dec. 1949, authorities seized the mosque after Hindu activists placed idols of Ram inside the disputed structure. Hindu and Muslim groups tried unsuccessfully to resolve the dispute through talks, before Modi's Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched a nationwide campaign in 1990 to build the temple. He rode to the office of prime minister in 2014 on a Hindu nationalist platform that included the promise to build the temple.

Persons: Narendra Modi, Ram, Modi, Modi's, Nripendra Misra, Lord Vishnu, Babur, India's, Lal Krishna Advani, Krishn Kaushik, Krishna Das, YP Rajesh, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Reuters, Indian, Bharatiya Janata Party, BJP, YP Locations: India, Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Gujarat

☆ Factbox-Who Are the Separatists Targeted by Pakistan's Strikes in Iran?
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

Here are some facts on the group Pakistan targeted and the restive province at the heart of the tension. WHICH GROUP DID PAKISTAN TARGET IN IRAN? The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF), which an intelligence official called the target of Pakistan's strikes in Iran, seeks independence for Pakistan's western province of Balochistan. They also attack Chinese projects, and occasionally kill Chinese workers despite Pakistan's assurances that it is doing all it can to protect the Chinese projects. It borders Iran's Sistan-Baluchestan province where Pakistan carried out its strikes.

Persons: Xi, Charlotte Greenfield, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Ethnic Baloch, China Pakistan Economic, Barrick Gold, Barrick Locations: ISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Iran, Balochistan, restive, PAKISTAN, IRAN, Baloch, Balochistan province, Afghanistan, Iran's Sistan, Baluchestan, Islamabad, China Pakistan, China, Gwadar, province's, Chagai

☆ This may be the worst quarter of 2024, says Virtus Investment's Joe Terranova
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-18 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailThis may be the worst quarter of 2024, says Virtus Investment's Joe TerranovaDan Greenhaus, Solus Alternative Asset Management chief strategist, Joe Terranova, senior managing director at Virtus Investment Partners, and Victoria Fernandez, chief market strategist at Crossmark Global Investments, join 'Closing Bell' to discuss how they're navigating the sideways markets in 2024.

Persons: Virtus, Joe Terranova Dan Greenhaus, Joe Terranova, Victoria Fernandez Organizations: Asset Management, Virtus Investment Partners, Crossmark Global Investments

☆ Novak Djokovic struggles past home favorite Alexei Popyrin to reach Australian Open third round
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-17 | by ( Ben Morse | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —It wasn’t pretty, but Novak Djokovic booked his spot in the 2024 Australian Open third round on Wednesday, beating Australian home favorite Alexei Popyrin in four sets 6-3 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3 in a hard-fought affair. 1 seed was able to race away during the second half of the match to continue his run for a record-extending 11th Australian Open men’s title. He deserves a big round of applause.”During his opening two matches at the Australian Open in Melbourne, Djokovic hasn’t played at the imperious levels we’ve come to expect from him. He dropped a set in his opening round match against Dino Prižmić and he struggled for consistency against Popyrin. “She has a big game, big serve, big shots, very athletic.

Persons: Novak Djokovic, Alexei Popyrin, Djokovic, “, Djokovic hasn’t, Dino Prižmić, Popyrin, Lillian Suwanrumpha, Ravi Ubha, haven’t, I’m, I’ll, Gauff, Coco Gauff, Caroline Dolehide, Leylah Fernandez, Issei Kato, ” Gauff, Sloane, Stephens, Maria, Sakkari, ” Organizations: CNN, Popyrin, Parks, Dolehide, Reuters Locations: Melbourne, AFP, Delray Beach

☆ Pacific Nations Meet in China to Discuss Naval Issues
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-16 | by ( Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com time to read: +2 min

The three-day talks among 70 representatives from 30 countries come amid heightened tension in the South China Sea, particularly sea encounters between China and the Philippines. This week's working group meeting lays the groundwork for a biennial Western Pacific Naval Symposium set for the eastern city of Qingdao in April. Since 2002, China and Southeast Asian nations have tried to establish a framework to negotiate a code of conduct for the South China Sea, but progress has been glacial. In 2016, the Permanent Court of Arbitration said China's South China Sea claims had no legal basis, in a ruling rejected by Beijing. The concerns of members of the Pacific naval symposium go beyond the South China Sea, however.

Persons: Ryan Woo, Albee Zhang, Jacqueline Wong, Clarence Fernandez Organizations: Naval, South China, U.S ., Pacific, South Locations: BEIJING, Japan, Russia, United States, China's, Nanjing, South China, China, Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, Vietnam, Manila, South, U.S, Qingdao, Southeast, Beijing, South Korea, North Korea

The first video, released Sunday, showed clips of the three hostages – Noa Argamani, Itai Svirsky and another man, whose family have requested his name be withheld - speaking to a camera. The third video, released later Monday, appeared to show the dead bodies of two of the hostages, Itai Svirsky and the other man. ‘Please know that I love you very much’Hamas and other groups took around 240 hostages into Gaza on October 7. Argamani was seen in a video, released by Hamas at the time, being dragged away on a motorbike. According to his family, one of the hostages released in November contacted his sister to let her know he was alive after memorizing her phone number.

Persons: CNN — Israel, ”, Yoav Gallant, – Noa Argamani, Itai Svirsky, Noa Argamani, Argamani, Daniel Hagari, ” Hagari, “, ” Naama Weinberg, Manu Fernandez, Avinatan, Leora, “ Noa, ” Svirsky, Be’eri, Orit, Rafi – Svirsky’s, –, Aviva Sela, Grace Cabrera, Svirsky Organizations: CNN, Monday, Israeli, Hamas, IDF, Nova, Aviva Locations: Gaza, Israel, Tel Aviv

NEW YORK (AP) — Television's finest brought the silver carpet alive in color, vying with a sea of black, on Monday at the strike-delayed 75th Emmy Awards, including a 3D-molded black look for Ayo Edebiri and sparkly chartreuse for Rhea Seehorn. Edebiri of “The Bear” walked in a strapless custom gown from Louis Vuitton. Quinta Brunson, another fashion standout, wore dainty pink with a little belted accent from Dior couture. Ali Wong wore Louis Vuitton with a silver top and floral patterned blue bottom. Colman Domingo wore custom Louis Vuitton in black, two pearl bracelets on one wrist and a broach on one lapel.

Persons: —, Ayo, chartreuse, Rhea Seehorn, ”, Louis Vuitton, “ We're, Riley Keough, Saul ”, sequins, Naeem Khan, she's, Dominique Fishback, Joy Sunday, Tom Colicchio, Fernández, Janelle James of “ Abbott, It's, ” James, Fred Leighton, Sarah Snook, Vivienne Westwood, Suki Waterhouse, Issa Rae’s, Pamella Roland, “, Hannah Waddingham, Quinta Brunson, Betty Boop, Ali Wong, Colman Domingo, Jenny Ortega, Dior, Selena Gomez, Oscar de la, Jean Schlumberger, Tiffany “, Jennifer Coolidge, Anthony Organizations: Associated Press Locations: Etro

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — After Texas fenced off a park along the U.S.-Mexico border and began turning away Border Patrol agents, Republican Gov. He relayed frustration over migrants illegally entering the U.S. through the border city of Eagle Pass and federal agents loading them onto buses. The weekend deaths once again escalated tensions between Texas and the Biden administration. Border Patrol must have access to the border to enforce our laws,” White House spokesman Angelo Fernández Hernández said in a statement Sunday. “However, the bottom line is that Border Patrol was barred from entering Shelby Park,” Cuellar said in a statement.

Persons: Greg Abbott, ” Abbott, ‘ We’ve, We’re, ’ ” Abbott, “, Biden, ”, Angelo Fernández Hernández, Abbott, Henry Cuellar, ” Cuellar, Rolando Salinas, Melissa R, Cigarroa, ___ Stengle, Paul J, Weber, Mark Stevenson Organizations: —, Border Patrol, Republican Gov, U.S . Department of Homeland Security, Border, Texas Military Department, Lone Star, Migrants, Rio Grande . U.S . Rep, Democrat, ”, ” Texas Military Department, of Public Safety, Eagle Pass, Justice Department, U.S, Supreme, Shelby, Democratic, Wall Coalition, National Guard, Associated Press Locations: BROWNSVILLE , Texas, — After Texas, U.S, Mexico, Houston, Eagle, Texas, Rio Grande, Shelby, Rio Grande . U.S, ” Texas, . Texas, Laredo, Dallas, Austin, Mexico City

☆ These are the 10 best U.S. metros to buy a house in 2024—none of them are in Florida
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-12 | by ( Celia Fernandez | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

A December report from real estate broker Realtor.com ranked the best U.S. cities to buy a house in 2024 based on expected price growth and sales. The annual report analyzed the country's 100 largest metropolitan areas and the final result is a list with half of the top metros in California. "These markets generally fall into two camps: affordable metros in the Midwest and Northeast, and high-priced Western metros," Hannah Jones, Realtor.com's Senior Economic Research Analyst, told Newsweek. Though affordability is still an issue for many. Realtor.com explains that while sales and prices are expected to increase from last year, they will remain below pre-pandemic levels.

Persons: Realtor.com, Hannah Jones, Jones Organizations: Economic Research, Newsweek, The Locations: California, Midwest, Realtor.com's, The Midwest, U.S

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