Real Estate Markets & Economy
Lenders saw much of what was left of their refinancing business evaporate as rates climbed to their highest levels in nearly 13 years
Lawrence Yun predicted this year's housing market will see declining sales, rising home prices and an American Dream increasingly out of reach
The company's expansions come on the heels of its second straight profitable quarter.
Sellers get the best premium on their homes when they sell in mid-to-late May. The late weeks of spring are more profitable than early ones, according to a new report from Attom Data Solutions
Mortgage rates may level off despite the biggest short-term interest rate hike in 20 years thanks to the certainty the Fed is providing about its plans to shrink its nearly $9 trillion balance sheet
The iBuyer earned about $41M in profit during the first 3 months of 2022, beating the results of its also-profitable run at the end of 2021, according to an Q1 earnings call on Wednesday
At the NAR midyear conference, journalists Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman answered Realtor questions on abortion, Trump, Biden, the Capitol attack and the upcoming midterm elections
Buyers have watched mortgage rates shoot from 3% to 5% this year alone, and that common refrain — 'Is it really the best time to buy?' — is always top of mind for clients, agents told Inman
Uptick in loan requests is 'potentially a good sign for the spring home buying season, which has seen a slow start thus far' says MBA forecaster Joel Kan
Sale of Xome subsidiary could be in the works as lenders boost foreclosure filings and auction platform's distressed property inventory swells to record levels
The National Association of Realtors' latest quarterly housing market report revealed buyers' search for cheaper housing led booming home price growth in Florida and other smaller markets
The iBuyer is also deepening its market reach in the Portland, Oregon, area following an expansion last month into the Northeast
Women and millennials led the majority of Asian American and Pacific Islander homeownership growth in 2021, according to Realtor.com's latest housing study
The operator of Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices saw net income from real estate fall 75% year over year, according to earnings released at so-called 'Woodstock of Capitalism' this weekend
If mortgage rates rise by another half a percentage point — or if home prices go up another 5% — affordability will hit the worst levels on record, Black Knight warned on Monday
Site operator Altisource posts its first quarter of sequential revenue growth in nearly 3 years, according to a quarterly earnings call Thursday
In a Linkedin post on Friday, Albertson, who navigated COVID's effect on editorial coverage and live events, struck an optimistic note while passing the torch to new CEO Emily Paquette