With the topsy-turvy times the real estate market has faced since the pandemic, finding a real estate agent that homebuyers and sellers can trust has never been more important. One of the top ways that consumers search for a real estate agent is through Yelp reviews.

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic interrupting the majority of industries across the globe, home building witnessed a boom not seen since before the Great Recession in 2008.

In the wake of Hurricane Ida and the wildfires burning across many Western states and Minnesota, NeighborWho examined which states have suffered the most property damage from six major natural disasters (earthquakes, flooding, hurricanes/tropical storms, landslides, tornadoes and wildfires) over the past 25 years.

While the pandemic hit a number of industries hard in 2020, new housing starts for single-family homes increased nearly 14% compared to 2019, adding almost 1 million new homes to the US market, property search company NeighborWho reports.