Would student loan forgiveness help young homebuyers? Not necessarily

Forgiving student loan debt would have lots of economic impacts, but one of the most common arguments in the debate over this policy is that it would influence the housing market. Continue reading

Want a piece of Facebook history? Even if you don’t, it’s yours for $5.3M

The Silicon Valley home where a young Mark Zuckerberg, Dustin Moskovitz and Sean Parker gave birth to the social media network — now known as Meta — has listed for $5.3 million. Continue reading

Does a good earnings season foreshadow trouble ahead?

Many real estate companies did very well during the first quarter of 2022, but their leaders also repeatedly mentioned the specter of “headwinds” on the horizon. Continue reading

Move Inc.’s revenue growth falls to single digits amid market shift

Realtor.com parent company Move Inc’s revenues increased 5 percent year over year to $170 million in fiscal Q3. Declining referral and lead volume was responsible for the slowing growth. Continue reading

Women lead the way in Asian-American homeownership growth

Women and millennials led the majority of Asian American and Pacific Islander homeownership growth in 2021, according to Realtor.com’s latest housing study. Continue reading

Home prices soared 20% annually in February. Analysts say we’ve peaked

Home prices in February grew at the third-fastest annual pace in 35 years. Since then, experts have observed early signs of a cooling market. Continue reading

Ending discrimination must be ‘top item’ for real estate: OJO Labs CEO

OJO Labs CEO John Berkowitz and Realtor.com CMO Mickey Neuberger hit the Inman Connect stage to talk about eliminating discrimination and how tech could level the playing ground. Continue reading

Inman Connect turns 25: The top 20 moments of real estate’s best bash

The event has come a long way since its beginnings in the woods of Sonoma County, California. Continue reading

‘Time for a price reduction’: Having the tough conversation with your sellers

Despite appearances to the contrary, robust seller’s markets don’t last forever, according to author and coach Bernice Ross. Now is the time to start using the various AVMs to prepare to persuade your sellers to lower their prices and avoid getting cau… Continue reading

Millennials ditching starter homes will lead summer inventory boost

In Realtor.com’s latest housing report published on Wednesday, the portal said 64 percent of prospective homesellers plan to list their home by October. Older millennials are primed to lead the charge as they ditch starter homes for bigger abodes. Continue reading