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Home price growth continued to slow in August as buyers expressed trepidation over the economy, despite a healthy supply of inventory and lower mortgage rates
Inventory is up and homes are sitting longer on the market — potentially benefiting homebuyers. Lower mortgage rates are also giving the market a boost.
Opinion
According to NAR President Kevin Sears, Realtors have a profound obligation and responsibility to put client interests ahead of our own
Redfin and Realtor.com's latest market reports show gaining momentum for homebuyers. However, the national market is far from being a solid buyers' market
The dip is due to a weak July jobs report, a neutral inflation report and home sale prices moving past their peak as fall approaches. Those factors give buyers significant leverage
Down payments are declining as home prices are rising because buyers are facing affordability challenges or opting to reserve more of their cash because of economic uncertainty, Redfin said
Metro areas with the greatest gains in inventory are those that continued to build during and shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic, while those that did not still lag behind pre-pandemic levels
As of April 20, home-sale prices fell across 11 US metro areas, marking the 1st time this many markets have seen YOY declines since September 2023, according to Redfin data
In the first quarter of the year, 44.4% of homesellers included concessions in their deals, just shy of the record 45.1% seen at the start of 2023, according to new data released Monday by Redfin
Opinion
Secret profits, deceitful acts or undisclosed compensation by Realtors could lead to action from multiple enforcement bodies, including NAR, MLSs and state regulators, Summer Goralik writes
In the wake of the National Association of Realtors' 3-month-old rule change, executives are reassessing agent pay amid pressure on commissions, an analysis of Q3 earnings data shows
Opinion
What happens if the listing agent won’t return your phone calls? Compliance expert Summer Goralik has the answers you need. Don't let another agent’s unresponsiveness stand in your way
Opinion
Compliance expert Summer Goralik tackles why the commission-splitting debate remains unresolved and whether listing agreements should still include buyer agent compensation fields