How to explain to sellers that the market is turning

Sales are down, prices are flat and real estate professionals across the U.S. are seeing signs of a housing market slowdown. But there’s one group that might not yet have gotten the memo: sellers. Continue reading

As sales cool, Realtors predict a flat 2019

Realtors, real estate observers, and Inman readers are all reading the tea leaves and predicting a 2019 dominated by a flattening market and little growth. Continue reading

5 strategies for jumping ahead of the new market

As we transition from a seller’s market to a flat or buyer’s market, you must shift your strategy to focus on how to deal with price depreciation rather than price appreciation. Here’s what to do if prices take a plunge in your area. Continue reading

Will the shifting housing market kill off pocket listings?

While ‘Coming Soon’ pre-market listings will likely remain useful for luxury properties and as a tool to test price points, there will be fewer of them all-around, Realtors tell Inman Continue reading

5 tips to get your sellers ready in a buyer’s market

Many buyers who retreated to the sidelines in the past couple of years have returned to the market, knowing that their dollar will go further. And they’re right — sellers and their agents need a strategy to get each property sold. Here are a few tips. Continue reading

Uh-oh: high-risk home loans are on the rise again

Now that these buyers have relatively easy access to credit (albeit high-risk) they’re snapping up homes at the lowest price tier and driving up home prices… Continue reading

Rents are flat for the first time since 2012

The nationwide median rent in August remained unchanged year-over-year for the first time since 2012, according to Zillow’s latest housing data survey. The median rent is actually lower than it was in August 2017, in 19 of the nation’s 35 largest housi… Continue reading

Sellers still rule — for 2 years — says Zillow

The industry may not see a buyer’s market until at least 2020, according to the majority real estate economists surveyed by Zillow and Pulsenomics LLC. Continue reading