Real Estate Industry Overview & Trends
Google Trends experienced a spike in searches for the term 'housing bubble' earlier this spring, and it hasn't fully returned to normal levels, hinting that the topic is at least on a lot of minds
PIUS CEO tells Inman the company is operating 'on a smaller scale,' but a former REX agent insists those operations no longer include handling real estate transactions
The brokerage also announced that associate broker Lisa Fountain will be the office's executive director of sales
Dr. Lisa Sturtevant will help Bright with 'critical business decisions around the company’s data assets' such as evaluating products and partnerships
The technology should bring transactions closer to the 'click-to-close' experience many real estate players have been chasing for years. It is available in 3 states with plans of expansion
Electronic document recording providers Simplifile, ePN, CSC, grow their networks even as business slows
Listing agents using Zillow 3D Home tours no longer have to manually add their tours to Redfin. This is the second partnership between the 2 real estate search portal rivals since 2019
Just 60.7% of home offers crafted by Redfin agents encountered competition in April — the lowest level since March 2021
Homes and communities will now include a fire factor rating joining the flood risk information, another free feature that is the second-most clicked datapoint on Realtor.com’s listings
Boies, who has represented Al Gore, Harvey Weinstein and failed medical startup Theranos, told Inman he took the case because it's 'important to enhancing competition in housing markets'
After months of speculation, the Biden administration just announced that it will wipe out as much as $20,000 in individual student loan debt
Abrupt policy shift not expected, but Fed chair confirms that, 'If things come in better than we expect, then we’re prepared to do less'
Catch up quickly on the most significant stories of the week, as determined by Inman readers. Here's Inman’s Top 5 stories of the week of May 5-12, 2022
Realogy rebranded as Anywhere on Thursday, surprising agents, industry leaders and branding experts, who were mostly upbeat about what the new name means for the company's trajectory
Discount brokerage says it will focus on 'other issues that cause consumers to be overcharged every time they buy and sell a home'
Discrimination, mortgage readiness and affordability continue to be significant hurdles for Asian American and Pacific Islander communities, according to new report released Wednesday
The building in Surfside, Florida, crumbled nearly a year ago, killing 98 people. A new settlement will provide payments to victims and their families