Tommy Unger, Author at Redfin Real Estate News
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Tommy Unger

Tommy is a Real Estate Data Analyst at Redfin in Seattle. He brings interesting information and insights to home buyers, sellers, owners, as well as industry experts. Throughout his career working in the real estate and analytics, he's never met a number or chart he didn't find interesting. Tommy grew up in Atlanta, GA and earned a degree in Computer Science from Georgia Tech. With his wife and two kids, you can find him on the Burke-Gilman Trail biking through Seattle, or hiking up in the Cascade Mountains.

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Which Billionaire Could Buy Your City?

Bill Gates Could Buy All 114,212 Homes in Boston, but Couldn’t Afford Seattle; the Walton Family of Wal-Mart Could Buy All of Seattle, Dallas, Miami, Las Vegas or Washington, D.C. Just how rich is Bill Gates? According to Forbes, he’s the world’s richest person and is worth $77.5 billion. But that kind of wealth is

Cash is Still King in Home Buying

In 17 of the largest U.S. cities, 32 percent of homes purchased so far in 2014 were paid for with all cash. All-cash purchases have been at this level – or even higher – since 2011. The rise in all-cash purchases began in 2007 as the housing bubble popped, and cash purchases accounted for nearly

Why Aren't There More Homes For Sale?

Over Half of Homeowners are Not Currently In a Financial Position to Sell From Austin to Boston to Chicago, low inventory continues to be a key point of frustration in the housing market. Buyers don’t see enough options, sellers are afraid to list without having a new home and agents anticipate another competitive season. How

Two Middle-Class Incomes Don’t Add Up To a Home

A family with two middle-class incomes can’t afford a median-priced home in most of the largest U.S. cities, according to a Redfin analysis of affordability based on list prices and median incomes. Home prices, which have seen two straight years of 13 percent increases, are rising again.

83 Percent of California Homes Unaffordable on a Teacher’s Salary

No Homes in San Francisco within Reach for Teachers   UPDATE: A refreshed version of this report, including an updated methodology, the most current salary and property information as well as historical analysis is now available to view here. Teachers help form the foundation for strong, local communities, yet just 17 percent of homes for

Hottest Neighborhoods of 2014

As we usher in the new real estate season at Redfin, a big question on our minds is: Which neighborhoods will be the darlings of 2014? In search of answers, we went to our website users, tallying hundreds of millions of pages they visited and homes they added as Favorites to monitor for price changes

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