Sale-leasebacks can feel like a lifeline to homeowners struggling to make mortgage payments, but consumer advocacy groups are concerned over the low sales prices investors are offering. Continue reading
As listing shortages and supply constraints on homebuilders drive up prices, risk of inflation grows, economists with Fannie Mae said. Continue reading
The median multifamily rent increased 2.5 percent in May, according to Yardi’s latest rent report. West Coast markets experienced the greatest increases as buyers hold off on the homeownership plans. Continue reading
After soaring lumber prices fueled conspiracy theories this spring, and challenged homebuilders faced with an inventory shortage, prices are starting to come down. Continue reading
At Inman Connect on Tuesday, three real estate professionals dished on the creative ways they’re taking advantage of existing inventory amid an historic housing shortage. Continue reading
The Housing Market Index dropped to 81 in June, down from 83 the previous month, according to the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo. Continue reading
Rent prices across the country are growing at breakneck speed, now more than double the rate they were growing at the same time in 2020. Continue reading
Mortgage lenders faced a double-whammy in May, with demand for both purchase loans and refinancing falling despite the fact that mortgage rates came back down after surging in February in March. Continue reading
New lending restrictions and buyer preferences meant slower growth last month in mortgages for vacation homes and investment properties. Continue reading
Offerpad’s latest financials strongly suggest that a less venture-funded, less tech-enabled, more real-estate focused and less breakneck version of iBuying can be (almost) profitable. Continue reading