Purchase loan demand up 11% last week, with 'surprisingly strong' demand from conventional loan borrowers given lingering economic uncertainty, MBA economist Mike Fratantoni says
Contract signings jumped 6.1% in March. That represents the biggest monthly gain since December 2023, according to the National Association of Realtors
Rapid fluctuations in tariff policies have the economy and the stock market in a volatile state, which is weighing heavily on consumers, the April Inman-Dig Insights consumer survey shows
Updated NAR rules, communication with visitors and appropriate hosting times can all impact the leverage provided by a well-planned open house, Andrew Reichek writes
68.4% of condos sold below their asking price — the highest share in 5 years. That's a jump from 63.3% last year, signaling a cooling condo market, according to a Redfin report
Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate has released its annual home trends report, which revealed consumers are focused on making their homes multifunctional paradises
Early results from February's Intel Index survey show agents pulling back slightly from confidence they had in recent months about buyer and seller client pipelines improving in the next year
Early signs suggest consumers may be feeling more hopeful about prices and mortgage rates, and increasingly see 2025 as a good time to buy, new Inman-Dig Insights consumer polling shows
Despite a nationwide dip in first-time homeownership, Black buyers have bucked the trend in 2024, leading the market with 62% purchasing their first home, according to Zillow
When agents master the balance between logic and emotion, they stop feeling like salespeople and start acting like trusted advisors, coach Darryl Davis writes
After 18 years with Brown Harris Stevens, Harris has set off on his own with members of his previous team alongside him. The firm will put a high focus on client and agent service
Overall buyer’s agent commissions average 2.37%, essentially unchanged since August. Commissions rose for homes below $500K, according to the new report
The new feature, which the brokerage calls 'like Netflix for real estate,' highlights for homebuyers trending properties based on unique views, interactions and leads, the firm informed Inman
A remodeling 'supercycle,' heartache for first-time homebuyers and heightened activity in the South and Midwest were among the possibilities at NAR's Real Estate Forecast Summit Thursday
Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales wrote an open-letter urging local, state and federal legislators who win today's elections to tackle housing affordability with 'pragmatic' solutions