Welcome to the new neighborhood. These homes aren’t for sale

In recent years, some of the nation’s most prominent homebuilders have stepped up their focus on homes that are built to rent. In this historically competitive market, is it depriving buyers of inventory? Continue reading

Brokerage disruption, iBuyer momentum, power buyers: A look at tech in Q1

IBuyer momentum, brokerage disruptors and power buyers were all part of the picture of the first quarter of 2022 in the real estate industry. Mike DelPrete takes a look back at the moves that made news already this year. Continue reading

Tech alone won’t transform real estate: Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider

Ahead of his appearance at Inman Connect New York in April, Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider shares how digitization is at the center of brokerages’ and agents’ survival in the years to come. Continue reading

Fueled by climbing mortgage rates, existing-home sales rise again

The median existing-home sales price, meanwhile, soared 13.9 percent year over year in November as inventory plunged 13.3 percent, according to data released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading

Set the stage for 2022: 4 steps to start off on the right foot

While some agents hit the new year running, others seem to be stuck in the mud, repeating the same mistakes from the previous year and going nowhere. Here are four key areas to master for 2022 to get your business going in the right direction. Continue reading

2021 on pace to tally biggest year in existing-homes sales since 2006

Inventory across all housing types fell 0.8 percent from the month previous and 12 percent year over year to 1.25 million units. Nonetheless, home sales are expected to exceed 6 million by the end of the year. Continue reading

‘IBuyers have never been bigger’: Mike DelPrete

The situation will certainly change with Zillow exiting the market and seasonality kicking in during Q4 2021. But for the time being, iBuyers have never been bigger, and Opendoor is now left as the undisputed category leader. Continue reading

Housing starts dip modestly in October amid supply chain issues

Privately owned housing starts dipped 0.7 percent in October while single-family housing starts dropped 3.9 percent, according to U.S. Census Bureau residential construction data Continue reading

Clients may peek online, but 9 in 10 still turn to an agent: survey

A recent survey of thousands of buyers and sellers found they overwhelmingly work with agents, even as their attitudes have shifted. Continue reading

Home prices see double-digit price surge across almost 80% of metros in Q3: NAR

The median sales price of single-family existing homes increased in 99 percent of the 183 markets measured by the National Association of Realtors, while 78 percent of markets saw double-digit price gains. Continue reading