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Flood insurance freeze halts thousands of US home sales

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The Federal Emergency Management Agency ruled Thursday it will not approve new or renew existing flood insurance plans during the government shutdown. Continue reading →

Pending home sales drop to lowest level since 2014

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The National Association of Realtors’ Pending Homes Sales Index fell 7.7 percent year-over-year in November, marking the 11th straight month of annual decreases. Continue reading →

The real estate companies that went bust in 2018

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The story of real estate in 2018 was one of exploding investment and technology — but not every company managed to make it all the way through the year. Continue reading →

Government shutdown delays release of housing data

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The U.S. government has been partially shut down for less than a week, but already the closure is blocking access to critical government data, including information that would have shed light on the housing market. Continue reading →

Will declining mortgage rates reverse static home sales?

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Mortgage rates continued along their downward trend to end the year, according to the latest data from Freddie Mac, released Thursday. Continue reading →

How eXp Realty’s new stock equity program for agents works

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EXp World Holdings, the parent company of virtual real estate brokerage eXp Realty, is making major changes to its agent stock program. Continue reading →

Home price growth slows, but 2019 will still challenge buyers

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While still not likely to relieve buyers, the 5.5 percent annual growth was the same as in September, and down from 5.7 percent in August. Continue reading →