Buying a home is hard. For first-timers, it’s never been tougher

Homes in the lower tier of pricing are still 8 percent more expensive than at this time last year — and inventory has barely budged, according to a new analysis released Thursday by Zillow. Continue reading

The ‘Great Reshuffling’ is more complex than we realized

The dust has begun to settle from the great pandemic home-price boom and bust. An Intel deep-dive analysis sheds light on which markets have been hit hardest by falling prices — and why. Continue reading

Real Brokerage CEO: ‘At times like these, new leaders are crowned’

The Real Brokerage founder and CEO Tamir Poleg shares how his rapidly growing business scooped up so much market share last year against the odds — and what the market holds in the days ahead. Continue reading

New-home construction creeps upward from lower perch in March

Builders pushed forward with more new single-family projects for the second month in a row, but remained far less active than last year, according to data released Tuesday by the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading

Clarence Thomas claimed rental income from closed real estate firm

The U.S. Supreme Court justice claimed hundreds of thousands in income from a real estate company that was dissolved in 2006, according to yet another inquiry into Thomas’s financial disclosures. Continue reading

Clarence Thomas failed to report property deal with Texas developer

Crow Holdings chair Harlan Crow, already under scrutiny for his role as a benefactor to the U.S. Supreme Court Justice, reportedly bought three properties from Thomas, including one where his mother still lives. Continue reading

Real estate adds fewer jobs in an otherwise strong US hiring month

The start of spring usually marks more brokerage transactions and ramped-up construction schedules. But payroll growth was weaker in March, according to Bureau of Labor Statistics data. Continue reading

Cash to burn: Do real estate’s big players have enough in the bank?

Real estate businesses burned through billions in cash last year. Intel breaks down the biggest companies with the least wiggle room as economic uncertainty stretches into 2023. Continue reading

KC Conway on a big banking risk that has flown under the radar

Hundreds of banks are exposed to large concentrations of commercial real estate — and high levels of risk, Red Shoe Economics’ K.C. Conway, a seasoned Federal Reserve veteran, told Intel. Continue reading

Mike DelPrete on the perils of hurting for cash in a down market

Big brokerages and emerging disruptors alike dipped into savings as revenues declined late last year. Industry analyst Mike DelPrete spoke exclusively to Intel about the options at their disposal. Continue reading