Fueled by new wealth, ‘ultra-luxury’ real estate tallies big year in 2022

Sales of homes valued at $10 million or more in newly emerged or reemerging markets helped propel transactions in that sector beyond pre-pandemic levels in 2022 while falling short of 2021 levels. Continue reading

Texas’ growing Asian American and Pacific Islander presence

Having grown up in Texas, broker-owner Kelley Liu has seen first-hand how the Texas AAPI population has influenced the state and its markets, and vice-versa. Continue reading

Top Dallas Christie’s team moves to Compass

The luxury, commercial and rural land sales-focused Ulterre team brought in $387 million in total sales volume in 2021, 10 transactions of which were priced at $10 million or greater. Continue reading

Foreclosure activity continues to decline in March

Sixty-one percent of U.S. markets saw foreclosure activity drop below pre-recession levels last month, but the numbers come with “a huge caveat.” Continue reading

Cincinnati, Boise among luxury markets to watch in 2020

Coldwell Banker’s luxury report identified a few surprising markets as ones to watch, reflecting a general shift of wealth to new markets in secondary cities. Continue reading

The 10 up-and-coming markets expected to boom by 2025

According to a National Association of Realtors report, healthy job growth, affordable housing and strong home price appreciation will make these metros homebuying hotspots over the next decade. Continue reading

iBuying giant Opendoor to begin offering home loans

iBuying behemoth Opendoor announced Thursday that it has launched its own mortgage lending service, marking the company’s latest move to completely upend the real estate industry. Opendoor Home Loans is now live in Texas markets Dallas-Fort Worth, Aust… Continue reading

Perch pulls in $220M in latest funding round

New York City-based iBuyer Perch announced on Tuesday the completion of a $220 million Series B funding round with $20 million in equity funding and $200 million in debt financing. Continue reading

HAR.com and NTREIS now offering popular app to 73K Realtors for free

The Houston Association of Realtors (HAR) and North Texas Real Estate Information Systems (NTREIS) announced Wednesday that its pro-level iOS and Android app will now be available at no additional cost to more 38,000 subscribers of its MLS, making the … Continue reading

Open Listings in Dallas gets folded into the Opendoor brand

Open Listings will cease using its own branding in Dallas this month and carry on under the banner of Opendoor, which became its parent company last fall. Continue reading