The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s death marks the end of an era in U.S. civil rights movement leadership, but his warnings about predatory lending remain urgently relevant, Dr. Lee Davenport writes. Continue reading
Help buyers understand the long-term impact of a real estate purchase instead of getting hung up on short-term market challenges, Luke Babich writes. Continue reading
There are no easy solutions to the sluggish real estate market, team leader Carl Medford writes, and he does not believe slashing interest rates will have the desired effect. Continue reading
Nashville-based analyst Nick Gerli sparked a social media firestorm with claims of a bubble. But economists dismissed fears, saying the area is home to some of the ‘most normalized’ markets in the country. Continue reading
The co-founder of Countrywide Financial cast himself as the leader of the revolution to expand access to mortgage lending but became the public face of the subprime mortgage collapse. Continue reading
Data from analytics firm CoreLogic shows 67.9 percent of U.S. regional housing markets were overvalued as of the latest available data from March, meaning incomes in those markets can no longer support home prices. Continue reading
Google Trends experienced a spike in searches for the term “housing bubble” earlier this spring, and it hasn’t fully returned to normal levels, hinting that the topic is at least on a lot of minds. Continue reading
Zillow Senior Economist Jeff Tucker is skeptical that a housing bubble is looming, but he worries such talk could hurt future buyers in need of homebuilders to continue producing new inventory. Continue reading
For months, the rise in home prices was in line with underlying indicators. Now, it may have gone too far, a Dallas Fed report suggests. Continue reading
The Coldwell Banker CEO told the Inman Connect crowd that external lead sources like Zillow change, but organic lead growth puts agents in control. Continue reading