Home price growth hits new record in April: FHFA

Home prices rose 1.8 percent in April and 15.7 percent year over year. Both figures represent record growth for the House Price Index. Continue reading

How to coach clients through an inventory-depleted market

It’s not easy navigating a market with anemic inventory levels, which is why real estate pros should do what they can to help clients throughout the process. Here are a few key things agents need to do. Continue reading

Pending-home sales take 4.4% hit in April

In a reversal from the previous month, pending-home sales decreased in all regions except the Midwest, which saw gains of 3.5 percent from March to April. Continue reading

Days on market drops by nearly 50% amid inventory crisis

New listings are up 19.1 percent year over year, but demand continues to outpace new listings, leading to increasingly fewer days on market. Continue reading

89% of all metro areas saw double-digit home price gains in Q1

Amid widespread annual home price growth, 89 percent of all metro areas saw double-digit price gains, according to the National Association of Realtor’s First Quarter Metro Home Prices report. Continue reading

Pending-home sales increase following 2 months of declines: NAR

The pending home sales index rose from the previous month in every U.S. region but the Midwest, while all regions saw gains year over year. Continue reading

Stressed out? How to cope with today’s low-inventory market

Almost everyone today is struggling with this low-inventory, high-demand market. So, if you want to stand out from the competition and win more listings, here are some powerful ways to do it. Continue reading

‘Be relentless’: Real-life advice from agents managing inventory insanity

Pros out in the field have thoughts and suggestions on how to manage the widespread low inventory this season. Here are a few ideas that stood out in response to an Inman Coast to Coast Facebook thread and Inman’s recent “Inventory Insanity” series. Continue reading

The Real Word: When will the market cool down?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. In this edition of The Real Word, they’ll discuss when the market is expected to cool down, a neighbor’s listing that revealed a roaming cat and how … Continue reading

Looking for listings? How to build a real estate farm step-by-step

With inventory at all-time lows, the need to generate listings has never been more pressing. Whether you’ve never built a farm before or it’s been a while since you have, these steps will help you create and grow a thriving geographic real estate farm. Continue reading