Homeseller sentiment is lukewarm as spring homebuying ramps up

Elevated mortgage rates and home prices have made sellers leery about listing this spring. As a result, 50 percent of homesellers said they’ll be aligning their sales with a late-year rate drop. Continue reading

After Redfin offered flood-risk tool, buyers took heed

A new study suggests that buyers who viewed homes in high-risk flood areas ended up turning to higher ground with their eventual offers when presented with the brokerage’s flooding data. Continue reading

Home offers facing competing bids have plunged over the past 6 months

Fewer homebuyers are facing even a single competing offer. And when buyers find themselves in bidding wars, the field is less crowded, according to a report from Redfin. Continue reading

Half of Redfin home offers now face no competing bids, new report says

In the month of June, just under 50 percent of home offers written by its agents faced competition on a seasonally-adjusted basis, the lowest rate in over two years, the brokerage reported. Continue reading

Shut the front door! This 1 design choice can net sellers $6,500 more

Homebuyers love bold neutrals on front doors, while they eschew unorthodox shades like pink and cement grey, according to survey results released Thursday by Zillow. Continue reading