Eager to attract nature-focused home shoppers, more communities are being built with agricultural amenities.

A recent partnership with Vrbo, a vacation rental firm, plans to allow homeowners to use income earned through short-term rentals to qualify for a mortgage refinance.

“The share of cost-burdened renters remained fairly steady over a decade while the share of cost-burdened owners dropped significantly,” new research notes.

Nearly one in four millennial buyers say they want to buy a home before they tie the knot.

“Last year home buyers had to pull out all the stops to land a home in competitive West Coast markets, but this year there are more homes for sale and the odds are more in the buyer’s favor,” says Redfin’s chief economist.