Big drop in mortgage rates as unemployment hints at recession

After breaching 8 percent in mid-October, 30-year fixed mortgage rates have plummeted to levels not seen since September as more investors expect Fed policymakers to lower rates in the spring. Continue reading

Exemplary agents will see commissions grow: NextHome CEO

NextHome CEO James Dwiggins points out that the final chapter of the bombshell commission lawsuits hasn’t been written in this interview with Bernice Ross. Find out what you need to know to plan ahead. Continue reading

Better launches digital home insurance product with partners

Available in Arizona, Oregon and Illinois at launch, Better Insurance will expand into Oklahoma, Tennessee and Wisconsin in the next four weeks. The goal is to be in all 50 states in a year. Continue reading

Vrbo parent company Expedia reports ‘best-ever’ quarter

Despite Vrbo itself struggling, Expedia, the travel booking company that owns the short-term rentals platform, recorded $425 million in profits during the third quarter. Continue reading

EXp maintains profitability as revenue declines 2% to $1.2B

EXp World Holdings’ revenue declined 2 percent annually to $1.2 billion in the third quarter, according to a call on Thursday. The company held onto its profitability, with net income reaching $1.4 million. Continue reading

Redfin posts profitable Q3 despite another quarter of falling revenue

The company posted profits of $98.3 million, up 8 percent from the third quarter of 2022, while tallying $269 million in revenue, a decrease of 12 percent from a year ago, according to third-quarter earnings Thursday. Continue reading

Opendoor can’t hang on to profitability as Q3 revenue craters

The iBuyer saw revenue fall 71 percent year over year in the third quarter of 2023. The company also lost $106 million — a reversal from Q2’s net profit. Continue reading

‘The new norm is tough’: Ivy Zelman on the future of the housing market

In an Inman Connect conversation with Kendall Bonner, Ivy Zelman said she doesn’t see the housing bubble bursting like it did on 2008, but she also doesn’t expect the market to get easier for anyone anytime soon. Continue reading

Will Q3 earnings keep real estate mired in a ‘Groundhog Day’ loop?

Real estate companies have been trapped in a repeating cycle of bad financial quarters. Will this latest round of earnings break the loop, or is the industry doomed to relive it? Continue reading