2019: The Year in Real Estate, and Beyond

As we look forward to ringing in the new year, we’re also looking back at 2019—and the most incredible stories we published about cool homes, crazy real estate trends, and insightful advice.

Let’s take it way back

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These Homes' Popularity Shot Off the Charts in 2019

We counted all of your clicks to come up with the 10 most popular homes of the year on realtor.com, from the salacious to the hilarious to the simply mind-blowing.

Wild Ride: A Look Back at the Most Epic Decade Ever in U.S. Real Estate

It’s hard to believe that in the past 10 years we went from the depths of the foreclosure crisis to record-high home prices. Plus, wildfires and floods spurred us to reexamine how and where we build.

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The Most Amazing Celebrity Homes We Saw All Year

We're rolling out the red carpet for these celebrity-owned homes whose amenities go way beyond an Olympic-size pool and glassed-in wine storage wall.

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Read These Gems of Advice, Our Best of 2019

All year long, we offer expert guidance for your journey from home buying to refinancing to getting ready for a sale and beyond. And here’s the best of the best, according to you. These were our most-read advice pieces of 2019.

Our Most Popular Videos of 2019

Take a Peep at the Most Popular Homes of the Year

These Celebrity Homes Were the True Superstars of 2019

Keeping Up With the Kardashians’ Real Estate Moves

Keep an Eye on These Up-and-Coming Metros

It’s a Real Estate Reality TV World—Here Are the Year’s Highlights

America's addiction to home-related TV shows only got more serious in 2019. From the "Property Brothers" stars to Chip and Joanna Gaines of "Fixer Upper" to Christina Anstead and Tarek El Moussa of "Flip or Flop," we were just as riveted by the real-life drama as the home renovations—and the real-world advice you can learn from the shows.

Our Most Popular Articles of 2019

These were your favorite articles of the year—see what clicked!

The 'Fixer Upper' Curse: Why Chip and Joanna Gaines Homes Can Be Hard to Sell

The Property Brothers Reveal 2 Colors to Never, Ever Paint Your Walls

Inside Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's $3.8M Renovation—and One Horrible Eyesore They're Adding

5 Home Upgrades Millennials Couldn't Care Less About

Is Johnny Cash Haunting His Old Home? These Listing Photos Reveal All

'House Party' Podcast: Our Very Own Editors Speak Out!

On realtor.com's weekly podcast, our editors dish about the overlapping worlds of real estate and pop culture, and they have a lot to say. In this episode, it’s all about the winners and losers of 2019, plus the trends that will rule 2020.

Trends That Will Shape Real Estate in 2020

A sea change is happening in the real estate market, and whether you’re planning to buy, sell, or renovate a home, you’ll need to stay on top of it to protect your investment.

The Top Markets Where Everyone Will Want to Buy in 2020

The bright lights of the biggest cities aren't quite as appealing as they used to be. Here’s where home buyers will be focusing their attention in the coming year—and why.

It's also been a big year for us here at realtor.com

Some of the numbers we've seen in 2019 include....

5.4 million homes were sold in the U.S. in 2019

70 million (and rising) people visit us each month

27 billion pages of home listings were looked at by you, our users

878 million property searches were conducted on our site and apps

$199,900 The most popular price with nearly 7 million searches