Real Estate Markets & Economy
New home sales are still up 9.2% year over year but have been falling since March, likely as a result of high home prices due to the rising cost of construction materials like lumber
ShowingTime's latest data reveals that home showings saw an unusual dip in May, which could indicate the market is finally 'adjusting and stabilizing'
Homeowners with low mortgage rates and seniors choosing to age in place aren't eager to sell, according to a new analysis by First American Financial Corp.
RE/MAX CEO Adam Contos spoke to Inman about what agents can do when new homes are slow to hit the market and revealed his thoughts on his brokerage's commission splits
Agents can win real estate-owned listings from loan servicers and manage their own properties
Flipped properties fell to 2.7% of all sales in the first quarter of 2021, the lowest share seen in decades: Attom
At Inman Connect, Zillow's Racquel Russell offered 4 tips on how agents can make customers feel special while also setting sights on long-term growth
Markets concur with the view that inflation increases are temporary: Freddie Mac
In a pair of new studies released Wednesday, the National Association of Realtors and Harvard University are calling on the government to help ease the housing crisis
RE/MAX CEO Adam Contos told Inman Connect attendees on Thursday, 'You can't help people if you have fragmented or incorrect data'
The mansion sold for more than $43M, a record price in San Francisco that exceeds the one it set 3 years earlier
New initiatives are aimed at helping close the housing affordability gap for Black and Latino families
Tapering could happen sooner rather than later, with most policymakers open to short-term rate hikes in 2023
Daryl Fairweather of Redfin and Jeff Tucker of Zillow said during a panel that the market would continue to be strong through the end of 2021
Single-family housing starts rose modestly, but housing completions and building permits dropped from the previous month, according to the US Census Bureau
Applications for purchase loans and refinancings climbed as mortgage rates eased to the lowest levels since early May, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association
Sale-leasebacks can be a lifeline to homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments, but consumer advocacy groups are concerned over the low sales prices investors offer