Real Estate Markets & Economy
Strong numbers of pending home sales and applications for purchase loans have pushed up sales forecasts through the end of the year
Year-over-year rent prices surged 9.3% across the country in August, according to CoreLogic's latest Single-Family Rent Index, released Tuesday
74% of respondents to a National Apartment Association survey said HR, staffing and recruitment issues were one of their top 3 challenges this year
Americans are taking a second look at state laws when choosing where to relocate, a new Redfin study released Monday revealed
Following a drop this summer, builder confidence rose from 76 to 80 points in October
Fannie Mae economists now expect that when the final numbers are in, sales of new and existing homes will grow by 4.7%, to 6.8M
Homesellers have been pushing list prices to new heights, but a report released Thursday by OJO Labs indicates buyers aren't as eager to shell out for the pricier pads
The Fed could begin tapering as soon as November, adding momentum to market forces that have been pushing mortgage rates up in recent weeks
Baby boomers made gains over first-time homebuyers in the decade before the pandemic, growing to 24% of recent home purchases in 2019, according to a new analysis from Zillow
Rates creeped upward once again across all major mortgage types, part of a rise from their all-time lows earlier this year, according to Freddie Mac’s weekly lender survey
The number of foreclosed properties rose 34 percent in the third quarter of the year, but remained below their typical historical levels
Purchase loan applications rose 2% week over week, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey, released Wednesday
Thanks to decreases in monthly mortgage costs and a normalizing market, the National Association of Realtor's Affordability Index improved once again in August
With news of Tesla bringing its headquarters to Austin and a factory nearing its opening, agents are advising sellers nearby to think big
Total delinquency rates dropped 4.2 percent in July, 2.3 percentage points lower than the 6.5 percent observed in July 2020, according to new data released Tuesday by CoreLogic
The company's shares ended Monday trading at $10.74, down significantly compared to when they debuted about 6 months ago. The drop reduced Compass' valuation to $4.2B
A new study by Redfin found that in the areas impacted by California's 5 largest wildfires between 2010 and 2020, home values grew at a rate of 21 percent, slightly slower than the surrounding markets