New realtor.com market report hints inventory relief is coming

Realtor.com’s latest weekly market report showed a boost in new listings during the last week of April — a hopeful signal that lower home prices are near. Continue reading

Bubble Trouble: The housing crash will be even worse than I predicted

This is the homeseller market crash. Inventory is at historic lows, affordability is rapidly eroding, and rates are climbing. In this first of two opposing opinion pieces on the housing crash, Chris Drayer shares why the classic phrase “now is the time… Continue reading

Bubble trouble: Is the market on a collision course with disaster?

Soaring home prices have fueled talk of a bubble. Economists, however, think a gradual slowdown is more likely than a sudden pop. Continue reading

The Inman Handbook on today’s intense inventory crisis

There aren’t enough homes for everyone who wants them. That’s driving up prices and stretching agents thin. Continue reading

Managing buyer expectations in a seller’s market

How can you manage client expectations in this market? There are three things I like to encourage my clients to keep in mind when navigating this new terrain. Continue reading

Residential construction on the rise amid major inventory shortage

Residential housing starts rose 19.4 percent in March, according to a new report by the Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Continue reading

Here’s how I generated $11M in listings — in 3 months

Despite the lack of inventory and the hyper-competitive market, agents who implement this simple strategy can generate listings now and return business down the road. Continue reading

‘Be relentless’: Real-life advice from agents managing inventory insanity

Pros out in the field have thoughts and suggestions on how to manage the widespread low inventory this season. Here are a few ideas that stood out in response to an Inman Coast to Coast Facebook thread and Inman’s recent “Inventory Insanity” series. Continue reading