Housing costs force Americans earning less than $50K to sacrifice

Nearly three-quarters of U.S. residents earning less than $50,000 annually are struggling to keep up with monthly rent or mortgage payments, causing many to make dramatic sacrifices to stay afloat. Continue reading

65% of millennials would still buy a home if interest rates were 10%

Interest rates are poised to fall in 2024 — a piece of much-needed news for the millions of would-be buyers and sellers who’ve been locked out of the market after an extraordinary rise in rates from 2022 to 2023. However, if burgeoning economic tailwin… Continue reading

Millennials want to buy. Here’s how you get them to the closing table

By taking the proper steps and doing the required research, you have the opportunity to help your millennial buyers overcome the many barriers that have continued to shut them out of homeownership. Continue reading

The Real Word: Can the appraisal process be color-blind?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. In this edition of The Real Word, they’ll discuss racial discrimination in homebuying, NAR’s Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers, and using TikTok as … Continue reading

The Real Word: Is sight unseen the way to go?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. In this edition of The Real Word, they’ll discuss buying a home sight unseen, co-housing and how to win bidding wars. Continue reading

Most pandemic homebuyers remained in the same state: Knock

Nearly three-quarters of pandemic homebuyers moved to a new area, and most pandemic homebuyers were millennials or Gen Z-ers, according to a recent study by Knock. Continue reading

The Real Word: Could buying leads put your business in danger?

Watch Byron Lazine and Nicole White give a real estate agent’s perspective on industry-related topics. In this edition of The Real Word, they’ll discuss why millennial homebuyers have regrets, buying leads and the first property in the nation to be pai… Continue reading

6 tips for working with the largest pool of homebuyers

It’s critical to understand where, how and why millennials are searching for homes right now. Here are a few tips to help you tap into this massive buyer pool.  Continue reading

What does New Canaan’s hipsturbia look like?

Find out how once boring suburban enclaves are becoming the new centers of the millennial universe. Continue reading

There’s a solution for high home prices — but most don’t want it

A new Redfin study reveals that 53% of buyers and sellers oppose high-density housing despite the fact it would significantly improve affordability. Continue reading