Home price growth reached point of sustained slowdown in May

Mortgage rates began to take a toll on price growth as early as this spring. But prices remained more resilient than other market indicators, according to the S&P Corelogic Case-Shiller Index. Continue reading

Half of Redfin home offers now face no competing bids, new report says

In the month of June, just under 50 percent of home offers written by its agents faced competition on a seasonally-adjusted basis, the lowest rate in over two years, the brokerage reported. Continue reading

The secret to generating 33,000 listing video views for only $200

Of course, you’ll feature that listing on the MLS, but how do you take your marketing to the next level with YouTube? Jimmy Burgess and Andrew Undem walk you through the process of creating targeted ads to get your latest listing more exposure. Continue reading

iBuyer survey: Sellers will take $45,400 less to avoid traditional sale

Clever uncovered that 65 percent of homeowners asked, would consider selling their home to an iBuyer. Continue reading

Fannie Mae downgrades home sales expectations for 2022 and 2023

Higher mortgage rates are now “housing market’s primary constraint,” economists at Fannie Mae said in a new forecast predicting home sales will fall 13.5 percent this year. Continue reading

Rise, fall, repeat: The biggest housing surprises of 2022  (so far)

Heading into 2022, forecasters at Realtor.com set expectations for where the home market would go. Halfway in, they’re taking a second look. Continue reading

Real estate market shift ahoy? The Real Word

This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss recent numbers that suggest an imminent market shift, mastermind theory and the Marketeer of the Week. Continue reading

NAR chief economist: We may be in for a ‘most unique’ recession

Lawrence Yun predicted this year’s housing market will see declining sales, rising home prices and an American Dream increasingly out of reach Continue reading

Zillow changes tune on 2023 home values and sales. Here’s why

Zillow now expects home value growth to reach 14.9% through March 2023, down from its previous estimate of 16.5% growth. What’s with the downgrade? Continue reading