Mortgage assistance for Hawaii fire victims includes forbearance help

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the Federal Housing Administration outlined relief for homeowners as FEMA and the state of Hawaii rushed to provide emergency housing for displaced residents. Continue reading

Gary Keller: A ‘rolling recession’ will hit the US housing market in 2024

Keller Williams kicked off its Mega Agent Camp on Tuesday with remarks from Gary Keller, who warned of a “rolling recession” while predicting agents will survive treacherous economic terrain. Continue reading

Better 1 step closer to long-delayed IPO with approval of SPAC merger

Shareholders on Friday overwhelmingly approved a plan to merge mortgage lender Better HoldCo with the Aurora Acquisition Corporation. The deal is expected to close before the end of August. Continue reading

Nearly 1 in 9 US homes command $1M as luxury prices soar in June

The share of U.S. homes valued at $1 million or more stopped shy of a record notched last summer as high mortgage rates and low inventory drove home prices upward in June, a Redfin analysis shows. Continue reading

July was a record-breaking month for real estate on earth

Nothing is going to disrupt the real estate industry in the years ahead as much as the onslaught of climate change, Minnesota broker Teresa Boardman writes. Continue reading

19 community-centric heat wave initiatives for Realtors

As scorching heat waves become more frequent and intense this summer, it is imperative for communities to come together and devise innovative solutions to protect their most vulnerable members. Coach Darryl Davis offers ways that real estate profession… Continue reading

Worth of US homes nears $50T as real estate values hit all-time high

The total worth of homes in the United States hit a record high of $46.8 trillion in June, overtaking the prior all-time high of $46.6 trillion set a year earlier, according to the analysis by Redfin Friday. Continue reading

5 ways to encourage buyers in the current market

If you come from a place of doing good for your buyer clients and being highly aware of the market context, The Agency founder and CEO Mauricio Umansky writes, the results will unfold.  Continue reading

Ribbon relaunches power buying services following 9-month hiatus

Nine months after temporarily shuttering its services and three months after being acquired by EasyKnock, Ribbon is now offering cash backing to buyers in Atlanta and Charlotte once again. Continue reading

US prices fell this spring, new data shows. Not that anybody noticed

Price declines were bigger in the spring than in the late winter, according to quarterly home sales data issued Thursday by NAR. But to real estate agents in most U.S. markets, it didn’t feel that way. Continue reading