Affordability gains drove a modest April increase as consumer confidence hit historic lows
Still, activity is well below Great Financial Crisis levels
Rates, geopolitics and bottled-up demand are shaping the next phase of housing
Anxiety is rising, but the fundamentals don’t suggest an imminent housing crash
The scheme targeted investors in the US, Asia, Latin America, Europe and the Middle East
Popular with 1st-time homebuyers, FHA loans have higher delinquency rates, and borrowers are more likely to end up underwater or in foreclosure when home prices fall
Brooklyn investor Sanford Solny is facing up to 7 years in prison for defrauding 11 homeowners of the deed to their homes. Deed fraud is rising across the US, leading the FBI to issue warnings
Halloween 2025 is filled with terrors. Agents beware, trainer Rachael Hite writes. She warns that any of these creeps could knock at your door in Q4
With foreclosure activity ticking upward, agents can learn from seasoned REO pros to build new streams of income during an economic downturn, Annette DeCicco writes
A New York State real estate fraud ring that purchased more than 700 properties in Baltimore has defaulted on $100M in loans, leading to hundreds of foreclosures in majority Black neighborhoods
Existing-home sales increased 2% MOM and 0.8% YOY in July, according to the trade group. Active inventory rose to its highest level since May 2020, tipping the scales toward market balance
Troy Palmquist talks with Jordan Levine, SVP and chief economist at California Association of Realtors, to answer the question, ‘Are we really in a buyer’s market?’
States with the highest foreclosure rates in May included Delaware, Florida, Illinois and Indiana. ATTOM's CEO described the situation as 'a mixed picture'
Real estate-related taxes soared to an all-time high of $37B last year. That figure is expected to climb even higher to $40B in 2025, according to a REBNY report
Portfolios of foreclosed and seized office buildings, apartments and other commercial buildings hit $20.5B during Q2 2024, the highest quarterly figure posted since 2015, according to MSCI