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Mortgage demand slips with homebuyers wary of rate volatility

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Rise in mortgage rates defies expectations as unusually wide “spread” between 10-year Treasury yields and mortgages reflects investor fears of another refi wave. Continue reading →

Housing starts post rebound in April but inventory remains tight

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Housing starts rose 2.2 percent month over month in April, as homebuyers increasingly turn to new construction to combat low inventory in the resale market, the US Census Bureau reported Wednesday. Continue reading →

5 key charts that illuminate real estate’s Q1 earnings season

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Most publicly traded real estate companies continued to bleed money in the first chunk of 2023. These metrics help explain why investors aren’t panicking. Continue reading →

America’s highest-volume broker on a real estate market in flux

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The founder of the HomesUSA platform tells Intel how he became the nation’s highest-volume broker — and what metrics he tracks each month. Continue reading →

Single-family rent growth slows for 11th straight month in March

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Annual single-family rent growth decelerated to a rate of 4.3 percent during March, according to CoreLogic. Despite the slowing trend, rental prices are still largely going up on a monthly basis at a rate much higher than was typically seen before the … Continue reading →

Buyers will face a 271% premium for beach views in this Florida city

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Tequesta, Florida, the northernmost town in the Miami metro area, commands the highest beach-view property premium compared to non-beach-view homes in the area, out of all U.S. coastal towns analyzed by Casago. Continue reading →

Spring market falls short, but low inventory is driving up competition

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New listings were down 19 percent during the four-week period ending May 7, while pending home sales were down 16 percent, according to a new report from Redfin Continue reading →

Consumers finally get it: Mortgage rates are probably going down

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A more optimistic outlook of where mortgage rates are headed drives the largest increase in Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index in more than two years. Continue reading →

Take care of your money and it’ll take care of you: The Download

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Each week on The Download, Inman’s Christy Murdock takes a deeper look at the top-read stories of the week to give you what you’ll need to meet Monday head-on. This week: NAR’s membership fee hike and balancing your budget. Continue reading →