A recent study of the homes in San Francisco done by housing economist Ralph McLaughlin has revealed something many find shocking: 63 percent of all the homes in the city are now valued at over 1 million dollars!  This doesn’t just include single-family homes; it also includes town houses and condos.  This increased value has, for some homes, happened almost overnight.  In 2010, only 39 percent of all houses in San Francisco were in the $1 million dollar category. A […]

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, is a beautiful city.  It has all of the charm of a city in New England, yet it also has the history of the steel industry and an overall industrial feel to it that’s both contradictory and yet oddly complimentary to the natural beauty of the area.  The city is also home to a number of LGBT people and several major advocacy groups.  Moving to Pittsburgh can be a great move, but you do need to know what […]

If you’re a young LGBT person in your twenties and are looking for a new place to live, you may immediately think of San Francisco or New York.  While these two cities can be great for an up and coming LGBT professional, they’re also very expensive.  Any gay or lesbian realtor will tell you that you’re going to get a very small living space for a lot of money.  That’s not to say there aren’t great advantages to these two […]

New Mexico is a popular retirement area because of the dry heat, lower housing costs when compared to Arizona, and the gorgeous scenery.  But is it a good place for LGBT people to retire or move to?  With several large cities, including Albuquerque and Santa Fe, the state does have some majorly progressive areas.  Santa Fe, in fact, has been called one of the country’s gay capitals, while Albuquerque has appeared on a number of great gay friendly places to […]

There are a good number of gay and lesbian realtors out there, but there are also a good number of straight realtors who are more than willing to work with members of the LGBT community in finding the perfect home.  A good number of realtors don’t care who you’re married too—they just want to match people up with their dream houses.  But you may not feel comfortable coming right out and asking a potential realtor how they feel about same-sex […]

Indiana is home to some 6.5 million people, so of course some of them are going to be LGBT.  This is especially true in the larger areas such as the Indianapolis metro area.  While the state’s capital has one of the larger LGBT populations in Indiana, there are also gay neighborhoods and communities in cities like Fort Wayne, Evansville, and Bloomington.  If you’re talking to a gay or lesbian realtor about moving to Indiana, they may suggest one of these […]

Some LGBT people are out and proud, and they don’t care who knows.  These people will announce their sexuality to their realtor, loan officer, and anyone else who asks.  However, some LGBT people aren’t as out or as vocal about it.  They may seek a gay or lesbian realtor because they know coming out to them won’t be a problem.  There’s no chance they will be discriminated against because of their orientation.  But what about coming out to the person […]

If you’re thinking about moving, your gay or lesbian realtor may have suggested you look for a gay neighborhood.  These gayborhoods, as they’re sometimes called, do have a number of benefits for LGBT singles and families.  Of course, they may not be for everyone, and there may be reasons such as location that make you immediately dismiss the gay neighborhoods of your chosen new home.  However, there are reasons why you may want to consider moving to the gayborhood. Higher […]

When someone says “gayborhood,” many people think of the Castro, West Hollywood, or parts of New York City.  While those areas do definitely have a large number of gays and lesbians living in them, did you know that there are other neighborhoods in some unsuspecting cities that actually have higher LGBT population densities?  Here are some of the neighborhoods currently at the top of the list. Gay and lesbian realtors are going to be very busy in Corona Heights.  That’s […]

Residents of California will tell you that Napa Valley, often simply called Napa, is one of the most popular tourist destinations for wine lovers in the state.  The Napa area is technically a part of the San Jose-San Francisco-Oakland combined area, but it’s usually thought of as separate from those three large cities because it’s so different.  There are many different wineries, bed and breakfasts, restaurants, and more in Napa, but many people only think of this when they think […]