Real Estate Markets & Economy
Six out of 10 borrowers who owe more on their mortgages than their homes are worth bought or refinanced their homes in 2022, according to the latest Black Knight Mortgage Monitor
Sales of new homes have suffered, but plenty of projects remain active. Homebuilders have yet to make steep cuts to their payrolls, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday
In the biggest decline in active listings since at least 2015, an average of 2% of all US homes for sale were delisted during a 12-week period ending Nov. 20, according to data Friday by Redfin
Rising rates and nervous consumers have set up the housing market for its 'slowest fourth quarter in a decade,' according to one economist
The cuts are part of an effort to integrate Homes.com with Homesnap and come at the tail end of a year in which CoStar has moved aggressively into the residential real estate sector
Nationwide, home showing activity in October was down 27% year over year. In the West, the drop-off was nearly twice as steep
The listings giant predicts a surge of interest in Midwest markets and a new crop of first-time landlords among other items
The data does not suggest a steep drop in home prices is imminent but shows that different areas are facing lower and more elevated levels of risk as the U.S. economy remains uncertain
Daryl Fairweather also said during her Yahoo Finance appearance that 'demand is very weak' as both homebuyers and sellers take a breather from the housing market
Women in real estate in Toledo make 136% of the earnings of men in real estate in the city, survey says. Women also hold a majority of real estate jobs in the city at 59% of all real estate jobs
Opinion
Now that earnings are in for the big box brokerages, the anticipated revenue decline is clear. But does it tell the whole story?
Without adjustment for seasonal factors, demand for both purchase loans and refinancing remains at their lowest levels since 2000, according to MBA lender survey
The big run-up in home prices may have cooled, but the 2023 conforming loan limit will be increased by 12% to $726,200 in most parts of the country
The S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index reported a 10.6% annual gain in home prices during September, down from the previous month when they increased 12.9%
Opinion
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Opinion
Ready to take a casual stroll through stats to try to make sense of these market? Find out where 'cocktail economist' Peter Prudden thinks we are headed next
Cut through the online clutter and armchair quarterbacking of the real estate industry with these expert predictions from Windermere Real Estate Chief Economist Matthew Gardner