A third of buyers and sellers don’t want to live in political minority

“We expect to see red places in the middle of the country become redder and the blues bluer as the migration trends continue,” Redfin Chief Economist says. Continue reading

Existing-home sales climb for 2nd straight month: NAR

Existing-home sales inched up 2.6 percent year-over-year in August, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading

Buyers’ desire for fireplaces has been extinguished

Only 41 percent of newly constructed homes have fireplaces, according to the National Association of Home Builders in a new report. Continue reading

Builder confidence hits yearly high in September

The National Association of Home Builders’ monthly measure of market conditions reached its highest point in 2019 and the highest point since October. Continue reading

Coldwell Banker CEOs: iBuyers will be a ‘small component’ of the marketplace

CHICAGO — Both the outgoing and incoming CEOs of Coldwell Banker agreed Thursday that iBuying will be a “small component” of the real estate marketplace in the future, though they also said that disruptors offer valuable insights for … Continue reading

Foreclosure filings see small bump in August: Attom

According to the latest data released on Thrusday by Attom Data Solutions, foreclosure filings are up 4 percent from July 2019 but down 24 percent from the same time last year. Continue reading

Nearly 776K homes are at extreme risk of wildfire damage: CoreLogic

As wildfires continue to ravage Southern California, hundreds of thousands more homes are at risk of fire-related damage. Continue reading

EXp Realty becomes first RESO-certified brokerage

EXp Realty is the first brokerage to be certified by Real Estate Standards Organization (RESO), the trade association that governs how data flows in the real estate industry. Continue reading

Zombies, fraud and opportunity: All the mortgage stats you might’ve missed

JPMorgan Chase Institute’s default rates associated with people who do and don’t have savings, Attom’s Q2 numbers on median opportunity zone home prices, MagnifyMoney’s retirement stats — as the summer comes to an end, here’s a roundup of some recent m… Continue reading