New-home sales rose 9.8 percent year over year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 716,000 in August. However, an influx of existing-home inventory could pose a challenge to new-home sales into the fall. Continue reading
Small real estate investors have a role to play in improving affordability and inventory, trainer Bernice Ross writes, and can be a key part of growing your real estate business. Continue reading
Home prices continued to break records in July, according to reports released by S&P Dow Jones and FHFA on Tuesday. Some economists said lower rates may fuel demand, pushing prices even higher. Continue reading
Most homebuyers will continue to use an agent and most homesellers will continue to cover buyer agent commissions, writes broker-owner Eric Bramlett of Austin-based Bramlett Residential. Continue reading
It will take more than recent rate cuts for a recovery in home sales to gain traction, a new analysis of market data and economic forecasts suggests. Intel explores what’s at stake for the fall market. Continue reading
With this week’s half-percent rate cut from the Federal Reserve, agents are hoping sellers will finally get off the fence and loosen up some inventory to get the market moving. Continue reading
Falling mortgage rates should help boost home sales by nearly 10 percent next year, but in the meantime, inventory shortages and affordability challenges are keeping a lid on sales in many markets. Continue reading
In this exclusive video series on Inman, Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker illuminates the latest stats, reports and numbers you should know. This week: The Fed’s latest rate cut. Continue reading
Fed easing was already priced into mortgage rates, but there’s room for more relief if investors who fund most home loans get less skittish about prepayment risk and quantitative tightening. Continue reading
“It is time to allow members the ability to choose where they allocate their membership and dues dollars between the local, state and national levels,” Alabama Realtors wrote to NAR on Tuesday. Continue reading