Elina Tarkazikis is a reporter for National Mortgage News. She is a graduate of Ramapo College of New Jersey, where she was the founding editor in chief of the school's chapter of HerCampus.com and a staff writer for its student-run publication, The Ramapo News. She has previously worked for The County Seat in Hackensack and Elvis Duran and the Morning Show, iHeartMedia's nationally syndicated radio program. Elina is also a licensed real estate agent in New Jersey, adores pets and speaks three languages.
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The competitive spring purchasing season is driving home prices higher.
July 6 -
Here's a look at cities where homebuyers are getting the best bang for their housing buck.
June 7 -
In these markets, where the median sales price is under $200,000, affordable homes are within reach.
May 7 -
Home prices in nearly half of all major markets are still below their pre-crisis peaks. Here's a look at 12 cities on the verge of crossing that threshold.
May 1 -
In which cities are single-family house rentals growing faster than apartment rentals? Find out.
April 13 -
Home values grew in all 50 states in February, but their appreciation is expected to slow within the next year, according to CoreLogic.
April 4 -
Healthy wage growth in some locations is offsetting increasing rates and housing prices.
April 3 -
In just the first six weeks of the year, about 1.4 million borrowers lost the interest rate incentive to refinance.
March 12 -
Here's a look at the housing markets where supply is shrinking the most.
March 6 -
Despite growth in both mortgage rates and home prices, housing demand kicked off 2018 with its strongest January on record, according to Redfin.
March 1