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RE/MAX CEO on why agents need a data-driven approach to sales

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RE/MAX CEO Adam Contos is betting on data and encouraging all real estate professionals to do the same for a competitive advantage. Continue reading →

Residential construction rose in May, despite material challenges

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Single-family housing starts rose modestly, but housing completions and building permits dropped from the previous month, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading →

Kukun offers buyers more power with newly released iHomeReport

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Kukun’s iHomeReport is another weapon in the data bandolier of buyers trying to compete in heated markets or make offers sight unseen. Continue reading →

Inman Interactive: Explore where US housing costs are highest

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This interactive map compares the costs for a typical homeowner in each county in the nation, beyond the principal and interest on their loan. Continue reading →

Most pandemic homebuyers remained in the same state: Knock

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Nearly three-quarters of pandemic homebuyers moved to a new area, and most pandemic homebuyers were millennials or Gen Z-ers, according to a recent study by Knock. Continue reading →

Construction spending rises again in April as lumber costs climb

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Residential construction spending continued to grow in April, rising 1.3 percent month over month for new single-family builds, according to a June 1 report from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading →

Zillow’s uphill battle to attach mortgages: Mike DelPrete

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In 2018, Zillow set itself lofty goals when it entered the mortgage business. Three years later, Zillow’s actual performance is far, far below its predictions, which highlights how difficult the mortgage space is, not just for Zillow, but also for ever… Continue reading →

A national home value downturn isn’t in our future. Here’s why

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Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner dives deeper into the timeline of events that led to the 2007 crash, comparing then and now. Here’s why he speculates there’s no real reason to expect a widespread, systematic decline in home prices in the for… Continue reading →

Black Knight acquires analytics firm eMBS Inc.

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Real estate data provider Black Knight has acquired eMBS Inc., a Tampa-based company that tracks the performance of nearly $7.5 trillion in mortgage-backed securities backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae. Continue reading →

Zillow vs. realtor.com: Mike DelPrete on their battle

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It appears that Zillow’s longstanding traffic lead over realtor.com is diminishing. It’s insignificant in terms of competitive advantage and revenue uplift — and might simply be an artifact of pandemic browsing patterns — but it does reveal a deeper tr… Continue reading →