Pending home sales tick up as buyers make cautious comeback

The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) rose by 2.0 percent to 72.0 in February, according to new data released Thursday by NAR. But contract signings fell 3.6 percent compared to last year. Continue reading

Pending home sales tick up as buyers make cautious comeback

The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI) rose by 2.0 percent to 72.0 in February, according to new data released Thursday by NAR. But contract signings fell 3.6 percent compared to last year. Continue reading

The Land Report, Land id profile nation’s 100 largest landholdings

Land data and marketing solution Land id, reviewed by Inman in 2024, worked with Land Report editors to highlight the holdings of Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates and Ted Turner. Continue reading

Docusign solutions to enhance RentSpree experience

Docusign, positioning itself as “the intelligent agreement management” company after a brand overhaul, has a large presence throughout all categories of real estate, integrating with transactions management systems, property management tools, leasing a… Continue reading

Bonus Homes CEO: ‘We want to be the don’t-sell solution’

Bonus Homes might be an industry first model, investing in a seller’s equity to take on the home as its landlord and paying out appreciation over time. Continue reading

Commissions in dollars, not percentages, help consumers

The Consumer Policy Center argues that percentage-based commissions give buyers’ agents a “backward incentive” and that consumers now have a chance to save money. Continue reading

Compass, Windermere duke it out on Instagram over CCP

Compass CEO Robert Reffkin also criticized Northwest MLS, describing its rules as uniquely restrictive. But Windermere fired back at what it criticized as “hoarding inventory.” Continue reading

US home prices rose modestly in January, led by NYC and Chicago

The FHFA Housing Price Index posted a 4.8 percent annual growth rate while the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices showed a slightly lower increase of 4.1 percent, according to new data released Tuesday. Continue reading

New-home sales rebound in February after winter weather bout

Sales of new single-family homes hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 676,000 in February — an uptick of 5.1 percent — and roughly met economists’ expectations, according to data released Tuesday. Continue reading

New Alabama law allows buyers to tour homes without contract

Alabama Association of Realtors CEO Jeremy Walker said the association was in favor of buyer-broker agreements in general, but felt that requiring one for a home tour put buyers under unnecessary duress, and that the new law would be in the consumer’s … Continue reading