Redfin CEO: Adjustable-rate loans may push sellers off the sidelines

In an interview with CNBC on Wednesday, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman laid out some of the variables that might begin to unlock home inventory in the years to come, including adjustable rate resets. Continue reading

‘A downer for sure’: Existing-home sales hit 14-year low as prices soar

Existing-home sales fell to a seasonally adjusted rate of 4.16 million as the median sales price climbed to $410,000, or just 0.9 percent below the highest median recorded by the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading

5 protips top teams are using to thrive in today’s market

In her first column for Inman, Vija Williams writes that it’s never too late to thrive in an uncertain market — even if your team was unprepared for the shift. Continue reading

Homeseller profits increase 1st time since Q2 2022: Attom

Record-low inventory and rebounding buyer demand buoyed U.S. homesellers’ profit margins for the first time in a year, according to a quarterly market report published Thursday by real estate data firm Attom. Profit margins for median-priced single-fam… Continue reading

Economy’s strength could keep a damper on existing-home sales

Lack of inventory driven by mortgage lock-in effect may persist if the Federal Reserve maintains a ‘higher-for-longer’ rate strategy to combat inflation, Fannie Mae economists said. Continue reading

There’s a ‘magic number’ that moves homes. Will we ever hit it?

Homebuyers have been holding out for a 5.5 percent rate, Maegan Sherlock told Intel. It may take a while for them to adjust their expectations. Continue reading