New nonprofit aims to help Black Portland homeowners
Taking Ownership PDX has raised hundreds of thousands of dollars, which it is using to help Black homeowners do maintenance and stay in their houses
by Jim Dalrymple II Jan 5
Do protests play a role in where Americans want to live? Maybe
New data from Redfin suggests protests have had a modest impact on where people want to live, with 30% surveyed saying unrest has made them reconsider where they want to live
by Lillian Dickerson Nov 18
How city-dwelling agents are dealing with the shift to the suburbs
Six agents and brokers in New York City, Atlanta, Chicago, Minneapolis and Seattle share how they're staying ahead of their clients' newfound interest in suburban living
by Marian McPherson Aug 14
Home flipping climbs to 14-year high while returns hit 9-year low
The number of single-family homes and condominiums flipped in the first quarter of 2020 reached 53,705 — up 7.3% year over year to its highest level since the second quarter of 2006, according to Attom Data Solutions' latest home flipping report
by Lillian Dickerson Jun 11
Brad Inman: 'This is our digital spring'
In his opening address at Inman Connect Now, Brad Inman acknowledged the turmoil of recent months and called on real estate professionals to exercise empathy and be present for others by using the new technological tools available to them
When we are silent, we are complicit
Opinion
Doing nothing isn’t an option
by Teresa Boardman Jun 1
Number of homes for sale declines 15.7% in March
The market started to show a slow down in the second half of March as the coronavirus outbreak settled in, according to data from realtor.com and Redfin
Redfin and Opendoor expand their partnership
The two tech-oriented real estate companies announced Wednesday that their partnership is moving into nine new cities
by Jim Dalrymple II Feb 12
Statewide single-family zoning reform gets canned in Virginia
Virginia’s Land Use Committee unanimously rejected Delegate Ibraheem Samirah’s plan to upzone single-family neighborhoods across the state
by Marian McPherson Jan 24
Agent sentenced to prison for role in foreclosure kickback scheme
Jeffrey Detloff is accused of steering maintenance and repair contracts to companies that provided his own firm a kickback
by Patrick Kearns Jan 23
Southern markets will reign supreme in 2020: Zillow
Home values in Austin, Atlanta, Charlotte and Nashville are expected to explode as buyers search for affordable housing, according to Zillow’s latest Home Price Expectations Survey
by Marian McPherson Jan 2
Neighborhoods in the Bay Area, Boston among Redfin's most competitive of 2019
White Oaks, a neighborhood about 30 minutes south of San Francisco, was the most competitive place for US homebuyers in 2019, according to Redfin
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 26
Reformers at the gate: Progressives set their sights on the housing market
In cities across the country, housing advocates, civil rights groups and defenders of the homeless are chipping away at housing laws, one state at a time. Why now?
by Marian McPherson Nov 18
Minneapolis has officially eliminated single-family zoning
A year after issuing a preliminary approval, the Minneapolis City Council approved the Minneapolis 2040 plan in a 12-1 vote on Friday
by Marian McPherson Oct 25
The real estate industry's legacy in modern segregation
Opinion
A St. Paul real estate exhibit shines the spotlight on the legacy of racially restrictive deeds that prevented black homeownership
by Teresa Boardman Aug 29