Real Estate Markets & Economy
Homebuyer sentiment has changed significantly over the past few months, from largely positive feelings before the start of 2020 to mostly negative ones in the ensuing months
Neighborhoods that were redlined have gained $212,000 less home equity since the 1980s, according to a new study from Redfin released Thursday
The number of single-family homes and condominiums flipped in the first quarter of 2020 reached 53,705 — up 7.3% year over year to its highest level since the second quarter of 2006, according to Attom Data Solutions' latest home flipping report
The US Federal Reserve also intends to continue purchasing mortgage-backed securities, Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Wednesday
The company upped its intended raise of $400M, a spokesperson confirmed to Inman
As many states began the reopening process in May, rents continued to decline from previous months, according to YardiMatrix's National Multifamily Report for May 2020
3.6% of mortgages were in some stage of delinquency, the same as in February
Opinion
The pandemic might have all but killed spring buying season, but it created a pent-up buyer demand
Active COVID-19-related forbearance volumes declined by a net 34,000 for the week ending on June 2, the first weekly decrease since the CARES Act went into effect
The expectation among forecasters was unemployment could climb as high as 20%, but data released Friday showed it actually dropped to 13.3%
Venture capitalists Constance Freedman and Paul Levine said Thursday that there's still plenty of space for innovation and money to disrupt the real estate industry
In multiple talk tracks at Tech Connect, leaders in sales, fintech and proptech all agreed on one thing: The COVID-19 pandemic has totally changed how people market, sell and buy real estate
Real estate tech strategist Mike DelPrete explains pre- and post-shelter-in-place market trends and how real estate agents can prepare for the future
Only 160 contracts were signed in the New York borough in May — an 84% drop compared to 992 last year, according to a new UrbanDigs study
The long-term prognosis is more optimistic than many think, economists from Zillow and Windermere said during a panel at Inman Connect Now on Wednesday
'High unemployment and low housing supply may restrain a more meaningful rebound in purchase applications,' Joel Kan of the Mortgage Bankers Association said
Buyers and sellers appear to be returning to the market in many parts of the U.S., but inventory issues continue to plague many areas as well