Tracking the housing recovery? These 12 dates offer crucial clues

Intel is highlighting the most important data releases and events slated for each month of 2024 in an effort to help industry observers follow the arc of residential real estate’s rebound this year. Continue reading

When handling buyer objections, preparation is key, brokers say

Buyers with doubts need to know they’re being heard. A well-oiled process for responding to their objections can help, Bianca D’Alessio and Aaron West said Thursday at Inman Connect Las Vegas. Continue reading

As locals balk, foreign buyers take renewed look at US homes

Real estate firms that work with foreign buyers have seen an uptick in business from outside the U.S., “The Wall Street Journal” reports. Continue reading

Fifth Wall’s Brendan Wallace on why ‘proptech is existential’ for leaders

Fifth Wall’s co-founder revealed why proptech is worthy of venture capital, how friction generates money for lenders and why physics can better illuminate real estate’s carbon footprint. Continue reading

The 7-day home sale is a rarity again as market slowdown continues

The median home for sale is spending 45 percent longer on the market than it was at this time last year, according to Zillow’s research team. Continue reading

Gary Keller has a theory about what a successful agent’s day looks like

Real estate agents don’t have to be on edge all the time to be top performers — as long as they nail this part of the day, Gary Keller said Wednesday at Keller Williams’ annual Mega Camp event. Continue reading

Home inventory rose at record pace in July, despite fewer new listings

The long-awaited recovery in home inventory is in full swing. It’s not being driven by a rise in new listings but by the ongoing slowdown in demand from buyers, according to Realtor.com Continue reading

Rise, fall, repeat: The biggest housing surprises of 2022  (so far)

Heading into 2022, forecasters at Realtor.com set expectations for where the home market would go. Halfway in, they’re taking a second look. Continue reading

Zombie foreclosures post 1st increase since moratorium’s end

The number of vacant properties going through the foreclosure process is on the rise once again, even as fewer total properties lie vacant. Continue reading

Lumber prices sawed in half in 2nd pandemic-era plunge

The price of lumber has taken another dramatic downturn, just the latest wild swing for builders in the cost of home construction. Continue reading