Congress targets investors and asks: ‘Where have all the houses gone?’

Committee takes up the growing reach of institutional investors at a hearing this week. The biggest companies now own more than 280,000 single-family homes to rent. Continue reading

How the earliest metaverse agents are weathering the crypto crash

Buying and selling land in the metaverse doesn’t require a middle-man. But an early group of agents has jumped into the volatile market. Where are they now? Continue reading

Take a look at what CoStar calls the empowering ‘Listing of the Future’

New feature set to provide more information about each individual property, including 3D tours, photos and the view out the window. ‘Getting on a prospect’s short list is very important.’ Continue reading

Home flipper activity jumps, while profitability plummets

Slowdown in bidding wars is “having a predictable impact on profit margins for investors,” said Rick Sharga, executive vice president of market intelligence from Attom, in the latest report. Continue reading

Gen Z flunks homeownership test — but other age groups not far behind

Fewer members of Generation Z said they were “handy” than older groups did in a recent poll, with Generation X tallying the highest scores in a survey of 1,049 people conducted by CraftJack. Continue reading

Rent spiked again in April, expected to keep climbing through the year

The pace of rent price growth was more than double what it was a year ago, reaching 14 percent for a single-family home in April. Continue reading

Cash buyers have upper hand as mortgage rates rise

Although there is still an inventory shortage, cash buyers can use this time to enjoy a wider selection of homes than buyers who are taking out a loan. Continue reading

How the market shift will impact your investment strategy

With the negative shift ravaging the real estate market, it is easy to say that there is no positive to take out of it. But as with every market, there are opportunities. Continue reading