How Realtors can guide clients to a transparent buying process

Companies seeking to use technology to add transparency and reduce friction in the homebuying process are particularly useful now, experts said during an Inman Connect Now virtual event. Continue reading

RealScout launches 19th Buyer Graph in Southwest Florida

Fourteen brokerages have partnered to launch the Southwest Florida Buyer Graph, which hosts real-time anonymized buyer data and habits and climate risk data. Continue reading

Households with school-age kids likely to lead fall homebuying rush

Households with school-age children will account for 22.5 percent of all home sales over the next 10 months, according to analytics firm TKI’s latest predictive report. Here’s how to market to them. Continue reading

This is the best time for homebuyers’ agents to lock in a deal this fall

Realtor.com’s “Best Time to Buy” report revealed Sept. 25 to Oct. 1 is the best time for buyers to seize early-season savings as rising mortgage rates and booming inflation clobber demand. Continue reading

Home sales have so much further to fall in 2023, Goldman Sachs says

House purchases are expected to plummet further in the closing months of the year, and the recovery may not pick up speed until 2024, according to a new forecast from the investment bank. Continue reading

Buyers are leaning on contingencies to bail out of deals, Redfin CEO says

During his latest appearance on CNBC, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman shared how buyers and sellers are locked in a battle of the wills as the market slowly shifts in buyers’ favor. Continue reading

Gary Keller: The current market is ‘the most confusing I’ve ever seen’

At Keller Williams’ annual Mega Camp conference, founder Gary Keller prepared agents for a rough 2023 as slowing home sales and other economic factors push everyone to the brink. Continue reading

Most Americans think now is the time to buy homes. Here’s their logic

Out of 1,000 homeowners and 1,000 renters participating, 56 percent or six of every 10 Americans think “right now” is a great time to buy a home, according to OnePoll on behalf of mortgage lender Lower. Continue reading