California Realtors support bills to dramatically boost housing supply
Gov. Gavin Newsom has promised to construct 3.5M new housing units by 2025 or 500K units per year
by Andrea V. Brambila Mar 15
New-home sales dropped 6.9% in January
The median sale price of new homes was $373,100
by Patrick Kearns Mar 14
Offerpad scores new funding as iBuyer competition heats up
The iBuyer has closed its Series C financing round, bringing its to-date total raised to $975M
San Francisco skyline
A number of top tech companies could go public in 2019, what does it mean for San Francisco's already pricey housing market?
by Patrick Kearns Mar 13
A foreclosed property
Only 0.4% of Americans experienced foreclosure in December
A New York City subway station
NYC, Boston and San Francisco all crack the top 10
Realogy appoints new CFO amid financial tumble
Charlotte Simonelli served most recently as an executive at Johnson and Johnson
by Patrick Kearns Mar 11
An older couple looking at a computer together
New research shows that the number of renter households aged 60+ rose 43% in the past decade
by Jim Dalrymple II Mar 8
Average home falls below $250K
The modest downtick pushes NAR's Housing Affordability Index to 155.8 points, compared to 155.3 in all of 2018
Housing starts rebound from December, still down annually
Housing completions are up month-over-month and year-over-year, according to the latest data from the Census Bureau and HUD
by Patrick Kearns Mar 8
NASDAQ stock exchange in Times Square, New York City
The Dallas-headquartered, cloud-based brokerage says it plans to file the proper SEC paperwork in Q2 of 2019
by Patrick Kearns Mar 7
The number of homeowners with negative equity rises
But the average homeowner still gained $9,700 in equity
New-home sales up slightly
Sales of new single-family residences in December 2018 were up 3.7% month-over-month but down 2.4% from the year before
Growth in home prices continues to slow in January: CoreLogic
Prices grew 4.4% year-over-year and .1% month-over-month
Here's what NAR wants in the next versions of Fannie and Freddie
The advocacy group hopes things like the 30-year mortgage and affordable credit stick around for the foreseeable future
by Jim Dalrymple II Mar 1
Veterans Affairs loans have spiked since 2007 recession: Study
In 2007, only 30% of first-time service members and veteran buyers used a VA loan. That increased to 78% by 2016
by Patrick Kearns Mar 1