Real Estate Markets & Economy
With Trump's Aug. 1 trade deal deadline looming, new readings on consumer confidence show would-be homebuyers may be getting less fearful that tariffs will tank the economy
The price reset in multifamily assets has created an environment where acquisition economics align more attractively than they have in over a decade, Michael Zaransky writes
Troy Palmquist talks with Sean Soderstrom of Courted about how agents and brokers can use data more effectively to transform their businesses
New survey of thousands of US consumers by Inman and Dig Insights suggests many homebuyers are spurred to enter an unaffordable market by the assumption that things can only get worse
Windermere Economist Jeff Tucker looks at recent economic indicators to determine if or when interest rates might finally come down
The recent One Big Beautiful Bill Act boasts many boons for real estate, but not for silver homeowners, Rachael Hite writes. Informed agents see the not-so-beautiful big picture
Economists at Fannie Mae and the Mortgage Bankers Association differ on how much room mortgage rates have to come down and how fast home price appreciation will cool
Despite ample inventory and more affordable prices, seasonally adjusted new residential sales dropped 6.6% annually. Experts attributed the drop primarily to mortgage rates
Association members voted to approve a merger between the MetroTex Association of Realtors and Collin County Area Realtors, creating a combined association of nearly 40K members
In today’s more challenging market, agents are banding together to stay competitive. Mike Bruce of Denver Metro Association of Realtors offers strategies for working together more effectively
Purchase loan requests are up 3% from a week ago and 22% from last last year even as mortgage rates climb to highest level in 4 weeks, Mortgage Bankers Association survey shows
Existing-home sales declined by 2.7% from May 2025 but held steady compared to one year ago. Mortgage rates and high home prices continue to dissuade potential buyers
Sellers and buyers both seem dug in on their price, so we asked: What's happening with home prices in your market, and how are you setting expectations with clients?
In hypercompetitive, low inventory markets, Jack Gross writes, success boils down to innovation, adaptability, a return to fundamentals and a commitment to agent education
Troy Palmquist talks with Jordan Levine, SVP and chief economist at California Association of Realtors, to answer the question, ‘Are we really in a buyer’s market?’
60% of the nation's largest markets saw home prices slip from May to June, with the largest drop happening in Washington DC due to federal layoffs
The share of ultra-low listing prices is up 24% since 2024, according to Realtor.com. Inman spoke to an agent about the upside — and downside — of the tactic