Housing starts surge in April
Construction starts are up 5.7% since March but down 2.5% year over year, according to the Census Bureau
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Lenders began the foreclosure process on 30,524 properties in April
Airbnb cannibalizes budget hotels but amps up demand for rooms
With more access to rental options, budget hotels struggle to offer competitive prices, according to a new study
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Nationwide rates are at a 20-year low, but areas hit by natural disasters continue to struggle
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More women have also joined the industry, according to NAR data
So you're an only child? How birth order affects where you live
Middle children are more likely to prefer communal living arrangements and firstborns just want their privacy
Is Compass a tech company or a traditional brokerage?
Regardless of whether Compass is a tech company, it needs to be one — both to support its massive valuation of $4.4B and to be a lasting, sustainable business
by Mike DelPrete May 7
Multigenerational households are on the rise, according to new data
The real estate and construction industry will increasingly have to grapple with an older population and consumers who want homes that can house extended families
by Jim Dalrymple II May 6
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Unemployment rate, meanwhile, fell to a 49-year low
How has Compass grown so fast? A look at the numbers
The tech-focused brokerage’s competitve advantage is access to capital, and it’s parlaying that advantage into a massive agent recruiting tool at scale
by Mike DelPrete May 1
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Sales are still down 1.2% year-over-year, according to the National Association of Realtors' chief economist
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Opinion
The US hurdle: Purplebricks' massive marketing spend is not generating enough customers
by Mike DelPrete Apr 25
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Opinion
Faced with shrinking margins, everyone is racing to grab both sides of the transaction. Greed trumps doing the right thing
by Brad Inman Apr 25
Home prices rose in February
US home prices jumped a modest 0.5% from January to February, according to Federal Housing Finance Agency
New-home sales rose in March
The median home now commands $302,700, according to U.S. Census Bureau and Housing and Urban Development
Spring awakening? Homebuyer forecast rosier than first projected
Mortgage rates will drop while home sales will not fall as dramatically, according to revised realtor.com forecast