Skittish sellers, hungry buyers: How the Fed tanked housing
Goldman Sachs economist Michael Murdoch criticized the Federal Reserve's rate strategy at Ben Kinney Companies' BuiltHOW conference, sharing how upcoming policies may impact 2024
by Marian McPherson Sep 12
Purchase loan applications once again at lowest level since 1995
Mortgage rates are climbing back toward 2023 highs as more inflation data comes in hot, spurring fears of another Federal Reserve rate hike in November and 'higher for longer' policy
by Matt Carter Sep 6
Christie's International Real Estate and tech company Modwell partner
The agreement provides 50 of Christie's International Real Estate's Masters Circle agents access to Modwell's proprietary tech design platform to assist homebuyers in seeing a home's potential
Location! Location! Funding! Local Logic lands $13M in Series B round
'With an increasingly complex real estate market, our proprietary insights have become crucial in understanding location's impact on ROI' - Local Logic's Vincent-Charles Hodder
by Craig C. Rowe Aug 2
Restb.ai releases new option for automated property descriptions
Property Descriptions leverages 3 types of AI to create narratives using a number of tonal approaches, including, descriptive, playful, standard, professional and simple — in 50 languages
by Craig C. Rowe Apr 12
Engel & Völkers Americas had its best year ever in 2020
The global brokerage posted $32B in transaction volume last year, with the Americas market increasing production by 38.4%
Embattled discount brokerage Purplebricks wins customer service award
The award comes one week after a report alleged that Purplebricks Canada has sent out emails asking staff to write good reviews on Facebook and Google in exchange for days off
by Patrick Kearns Jan 28
Purplebricks with shattered windows
The embattled brokerage notified authorities it will eliminate 55 employees and 68 independent sales agents
by Patrick Kearns Jul 29
Coming to America: 6 things Purplebricks needs to know about U.S. real estate
Opinion
U.K. hybrid brokerage Purplebricks charges consumers a set fee to “instruct to sell” -- for us Yanks, that means list a home with an agent. The company has expanded to Australia, and now it's raising funds to bring its tech-based model to the U.S. in the second half of 2017.
by Chris Rediger May 10
The mortgage rate counter-move: Here's what it means
It is reassuring when the world behaves as it should. The last couple of weeks have been disconcerting -- how such a huge decline in rates without a bounce-back? It’s okay now. Rates are rising. The jump last week had several propellants. The first is simply the nature of markets: any big move begets a counter-move.
by Lou Barnes Jul 18
Where Iranians will buy post-sanction property
Iran’s high and ultra-high-net worth individuals will finally be free to invest abroad
by Yulia Kozhevnikova Apr 15
Shatter your crystal ball -- here's a better market predictor
Inman Market Intel's comprehensive data opens the door for stronger pricing models
by Bernice Ross Mar 14
Is affordable housing just around the corner?
Markets are facing a shortage of inventory -- a problem especially for first-time buyers
by David Hicks Feb 1
Who really owns the moon -- and outer space, for that matter?
Well, it kind of depends on who you're talking to, but the UN has thoughts
by Jay Lieberman Jan 7
Markets where sellers are reaping big profits from price gains
And 20 markets where they are still losing money on average
by Daren Blomquist Nov 17