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Real estate hiring beats national job gains again in March

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Brokerages and other real estate companies added 6,300 new jobs in March, a rate of payroll growth that exceeded that of the United States at large. Continue reading →

Home prices may be ‘unhinged’ from fundamentals, Fed analysts say

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For months, the rise in home prices was in line with underlying indicators. Now, it may have gone too far, a Dallas Fed report suggests. Continue reading →

House flipping is resurgent. But is it still profitable?

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Investors flipped more homes in 2021, balancing a welcome fast-moving market with an unwanted decline in gross profits. Continue reading →

Home affordability erodes at fastest annual pace since 2004

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Despite record-high prices, homes remain much more affordable for buyers than they were in 2006. However, buying power has taken a big hit lately. Continue reading →

The condo recovery is underway — but houses remain hotter

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Competition for condos has been fierce in the past year as buyers once again looked for homes nearer their cities’ urban centers. This follows an early-pandemic softening in the market segment. Continue reading →

As homebuyers pine for options, startups scramble to fill the void

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A new class of tech company is responding to the home inventory shortage by taking sellers to the edge of the MLS — and sometimes beyond — with off-market appeals and more. Continue reading →

RentPath rental listings go live on Redfin’s real estate portal

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For the first time, Redfin users will now be able to search the Seattle-based brokerage’s online listing portal for homes and apartments for rent, it was announced Wednesday. Continue reading →

Buyers shift gaze to unstarted builds as new home sales drop

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Homebuilders sold more unstarted homes in February, but these gains were more than offset by a decline in sales for homes under construction, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading →

Home price growth in New England states slow to a crawl in October

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Home prices have continued to rise quickly throughout the U.S., but price growth halted in October in the Northeast, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s House Price Index. Continue reading →

Near-record home price growth persists, but slowdown underway

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Home prices were 19.1 percent higher in October than the same time last year — a near-historic rate, but slightly lower than recent months, according to new S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index. Continue reading →