Real Estate Markets & Economy
Teachers can now afford 47.9% of rental apartments within commuting distance of their schools, an increase from 40.7% the previous year, Redfin reported on Wednesday
The 'Prefab Hiking House' series of homes designed by OneSpaceHub includes a split-level 40-foot property featuring a sun deck for $48K and a single-story home with a terrace priced at $19K
San Jose, California, a major tech hub, tallied single-family existing-home prices exceeding $2M in Q2 for the first time since the National Association of Realtors began tracking home prices in 1979
Franchise sales have slowed, and some existing franchisees have canceled their agreements, but Motto Franchising President Ward Morrison expects growth to resume when lending picks up
A 50-year high in multifamily building starts and completions has led to cooling rent growth and better lease terms. In July, 33.2% of rentals on Zillow included concessions, up 23% from 2023
A new report in 'The Wall Street Journal' found that baby boomers had an easier time navigating real estate market challenges in the 1980s than millennials do today.
In the same week that the investment firm lost the Waldorf Astoria in Washington DC to a foreclosure auction, CGI Merchant also had to let go of the Gabriel Miami in a second auction
The Consumer Federation of America raised eyebrows and hackles with its advice to pay only the equivalent of a 2% commission for both real estate purchases and sales
The iBuyer declined to confirm how many employees have been let go. Recent SEC filings show widespread cuts compared to a year earlier
A surprise drop in mortgage rates got homebuyers off the sidelines and into home tours. However, affordability and recessionary concerns have kept buyers from making purchases
The firm reported total lodging bookings of $20.7B for Q2 across all of its platforms
Consumer guides from the trade group offer a contrast to previous messaging, but also continue to promote pre-emptive offers of compensation to buyer agents
Franchisor reported its US agent count fell 6.3% during the second quarter as revenue fell 4.8% compared to a year earlier, according to its earnings report
Realtor.com parent company Move Inc. saw its fiscal Q4 revenue decrease 2% yearly to $143M as traffic to the site stalls at 74M average monthly unique visitors
Ultra-luxury sales in coastal enclaves and ultra-luxury hotspots bolstered sales beyond those of last year, according to a report released by Compass this week
The company's improved financial results no doubt came as a sigh of relief, as Elliman faced increasing pressure from shareholders because of its shaky performance in recent quarters
The big drop in mortgage rates did more to spur refinancing than homebuying, according to a weekly survey of lenders by the Mortgage Bankers Association, and now rates are rising again