Zillow Offers’ demise ‘attributable to internal factors,’ report claims

Zavvie has found that both iBuyers and power buyers are seeing explosive growth — suggesting Zillow’s recent moves don’t reflect weakness in the iBuying concept. Continue reading

Home price hikes persisted in Q3 as September signaled growth decline

Prices rose 4.2 percent in the third quarter of 2021 and were up 18.5 percent over the same time last year, according to the latest House Price Index by the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Continue reading

Skyrocketing US home prices are finally beginning to slow down

September 2021 marked the first month since May 2020 in which annual home price growth decelerated, with home prices increasing 19.5 percent year over year, down from a 19.8 percent annual gain in August. Continue reading

As Omicron COVID variant spreads, real estate agents grin and bear it

Disease experts are racing to address the Omicron variant, but in the real estate industry, few expect the new threat to be a game changer. Continue reading

Omicron could lead Fed to exercise restraint on mortgage pullback

Financial markets have already dialed back expectations that the Fed would quickly withdraw its support for mortgage markets and hike short-term rates three times next year. Continue reading

6 stories readers might have missed while eating Thanksgiving leftovers

Whether you were stuffing your face with pumpkin pie or breaking up a brawl between brothers who aren’t on speaking terms, here are the top stories you might have missed this weekend. Continue reading

11 issues that will impact the future of real estate

As Americans, we’re very blessed. This holiday season, mega-team leader Carl Medford is thankful, but also concerned. Here are the top 11 issues that he believes will affect the future of real estate. Continue reading