Home showings dip in December, but slowdown may be easing

Showings were way down year over year but only dipped a little bit month over month, according to a new report from ShowingTime. They remain up compared to pre-pandemic levels. Continue reading

Remote work will eventually make homebuying more affordable: Study

While remote work helped drive up housing prices during the pandemic, a new study from the Economic Innovation Group argues remote work may help housing affordability in the future. Continue reading

Homes for sale were pulled from the market at record pace in November

In the biggest decline in active listings since at least 2015, an average of 2 percent of all U.S. homes for sale were delisted during a 12-week period ending Nov. 20, according to data released Friday by Redfin. Continue reading

Redfin economist: ‘We’re going to have pain’ while high inflation lasts

Daryl Fairweather also said during her Yahoo Finance appearance that “demand is very weak” as both homebuyers and sellers take a breather from the housing market. Continue reading

Pandemic-era boomtowns see steepest price growth slowdowns

Median home price growth has slowed the fastest in Austin, Phoenix and San Jose, with fellow pandemic boomtowns Las Vegas and Boise also seeing significant slowdowns. Continue reading

5 housing proposals on midterm ballots — and how they shook out

In dozens of communities across the U.S., affordable housing was on the ballot in the midterms. Here’s how some of the biggest proposals did as results were still being tallied. Continue reading

Opendoor lost nearly $1B in Q3 in ‘once-in-40-years market transition’

In total, Opendoor suffered a net loss of $928 million between July and September, according to an earnings report Thursday. That’s up from a loss of just $57 million during the third quarter of 2021. Continue reading

The other real estate company named Rex just laid off 4% of its staff

The Texas-based firm does property management and provides a variety of tech platforms. The layoffs come amid widespread job losses in the real estate sector. Continue reading

Is the ‘Great Reshuffling’ about to go in reverse? Not yet, these agents say

The coronavirus pandemic allowed multitudes of people to move away from big coastal cities. A group of luxury real estate leaders at Inman Luxury Connect weighed in on how that trend is progressing. Continue reading