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New residential home sales rise in August, reversing 2-month decline

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New residential home sales increased 3.5 percent in August, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Continue reading →

Home price growth slows to 6 percent in July

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Annual home price growth was 6.0 percent in July, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price NSA Index, released Tuesday. While that would seem to bode well for homeowners, annual appreciation actually was higher the mon… Continue reading →

Home price appreciation is slowing around the country

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Home price appreciation is growing at its slowest rate since August 2014, according to Redfin’s latest market report. U.S. home prices grew 4.7 percent in August, year-over-year and home sales fell 2.4 percent over the same time frame. Continue reading →

DocuSign passes Zillow’s market cap, and NAR is reaping the rewards

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DocuSign, the cloud-based electronic signature platform, is skyrocketing in value and even overtook real estate tech giant Zillow Group in valuation, according to public stock data from Yahoo. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) is reaping the r… Continue reading →

The ‘Compass Effect’ is creating chaotic Gulf War-like battlefield

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Suddenly, like the Persian Gulf, real estate has become antagonistic and fiercely competitive, with major forces colliding and jockeying to reshape the landscape. Continue reading →

Zillow’s CEO is bullish on blockchain

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Zillow CEO Spencer Rascoff believes that the latter technology, a broad term for online ledger systems that can be used to keep track of all sorts of information, will prove as important as the internet itself. Continue reading →

Third of top HUD appointees have no housing policy experience

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A slew of political appointees at HUD have been found to have no housing policy experience, but instead worked on campaigns for Donald Trump or Ben Carson. Continue reading →

Existing home sales remain steady, ending four-month slump

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Sales of existing homes remained steady from July to August, ending four months of decline, according to data from the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading →

Zillow to feature listings from Canada’s largest indie brokerage

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As part of its efforts to come to Canada, Zillow will soon feature listings from the country’s largest indie brokerage, Right At Home Realty. Continue reading →