Fed issues emergency interest rate cut amid coronavirus uncertainty
The stock market plummeted last week at a historic rate before rebounding Monday
by Patrick Kearns Mar 3
Home prices jump 10.5% in Idaho, drop in Connecticut
Overall, prices increased 4% year over year in January, according to the latest CoreLogic report
A real estate boom in an unlikely place
The upstate city of Rochester, New York, with a population of just over 200,000, is seeing some intense market competition
These 15 markets are poised to become the next iBuying hotspots
A change in Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation regulations will make it easier for iBuyers to enter markets in the North and South, according to home-value data platform Ownerly
by Marian McPherson Feb 28
Real estate stocks slammed amid coronavirus market woes
Days of coronavirus-induced stock selloffs have driven the share price of numerous companies, including many in the real estate industry, plummeting
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 27
Pending-home sales up in January
The National Association of Realtors' Pending-Homes Sales Index climbed 5.7% year over year, according to data released Thursday
Vacant zombie foreclosures see modest uptick in Q1
The number of vacant homes in foreclosure increased by about 0.1 percent since Q4 2019, according to a report by Attom Data Solutions
by Lillian Dickerson Feb 26
Coronavirus poised to wreak havoc on real estate
Some agents are already seeing their business impacted from the spreading global disease. Others are preparing for the worst
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 26
Americans aren't waiting for marriage to buy a home: Study
According to a study released by co-ownership platform Haus, the share of single homeowners has reached a 118-year high of 39.8%
by Marian McPherson Feb 26
New-home sales surge in January
Sales of new, single-family homes rose 7.9% to a seasonally adjusted rate of 764,000 from December to January, according to census data
Austin named top US job market
Austin, Texas, earned its place as the top US job market for the second year in a row, according to rankings conducted by the Wall Street Journal and Moody's Analytics
by Lillian Dickerson Feb 25
For-sale housing shortage is driving up rental prices
A lack of affordable for-sale housing is 'placing pressure' on the rental market and driving up rent, according to Apartment Guide's Rent Report 2020
by Marian McPherson Feb 25
Home prices spike 5.1% in December: FHFA
US home prices rose 1.3% month over month and 5.1% year over year in December, according to the latest data released Tuesday
Home price gains finish the year on high note: Case-Shiller
Average prices rose 3.8% in December, according to the Case-Shiller National Home Price NSA Index
84% of Americans say homeownership is a 'priority'
Despite rising prices and personal finance issues, the majority of Americans are optimistic about homeownership, according to NerdWallet's 2020 Home Buyer Report
by Marian McPherson Feb 25
The 'coronavirus clause' is now a thing
Red Oak Realty had to create a special contingency for a Bay Area property because the seller is trapped in the Wuhan Province, ground zero of coronavirus
by Patrick Kearns Feb 24