Spring awakening? Homebuyer forecast rosier than first projected
Mortgage rates will drop while home sales will not fall as dramatically, according to revised realtor.com forecast
Lone Wolf howling
zipLogix has been the chosen transaction management provider for the National Association of Realtors (NAR) since 2015
Existing-home sales declined in March after rebound in February
Existing-home sales fell 4.9%, according to NAR data
Vacation rental company Vacasa buys Sterling Resorts
This acquisition of the Florida Gulf Coast resort chain brings the total of properties Vacasa manages to 13,000
Housing starts declined in March
Starts are down 14.2% year-over-year
Sellers pulling homes off market ahead of Uber, Lyft IPOs
Homeowners in San Francisco are waiting for an influx of new millionaires before pulling the trigger on deals
by Patrick Kearns Apr 17
Carolinas Prepare As Hurricane Florence Approaches
A new study from Redfin shows the median home price in some of the country's most and least disaster-prone cities
by Patrick Kearns Apr 16
Builder confidence rises in April
Developers optimistic thanks to job growth and low rates, according to National Association of Home Builders
by Patrick Kearns Apr 16
Rent in southwestern region rising fast: CoreLogic
Rental rates rose 2.9% nationwide and a whopping 8% in Phoenix
Hispanic homeowners made up more than a third of all new households over the past decade
A new report shows that Hispanics had a homeownership rate of 47.1% in 2018, and that the demographic will play a growing role in the US housing market
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 12
General Electric will pay $1.5B over subprime lending
Justice Department says a GE subsidiary misrepresented the quality of its loans and fraud controls it had in place
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 12
Low mortgage rates are leading to more affordability: NAR
NAR's affordability index notched its highest score since February 2018, according to data released Friday
by Patrick Kearns Apr 12
RE/MAX should buy Redfin
Opinion
Bold move could put RE/MAX in position to compete against Zillow, Opendoor, Redfin and Compass
by Brad Inman Apr 11
Vancouver, BC Canada skyline at night
The US real estate giants just launched north-of-the-border as the market in one of the hottest cities is contracting
Marijuana-friendly cities see uptick in home values: Study
On average, home values in cities that legalized marijuana grew by $6,337 more than everywhere else
HBO’s John Oliver puts spotlight on mobile home industry
Oliver spent the segment calling out private equity funds that purchase the land where mobile homes sit
by Bryson Masse Apr 10