Reputation matters: Rent’s software improves landlords’ online presence

Reputation’s software will be the foundation of RentRep, a unified interface to give users the ability to oversee and empower social media management, listing marketing and online reviews. Continue reading

Real estate in 2022: When the #@!$ finally hit the fan

Soaring mortgage rates, slagging sales, thousands and thousands of layoffs: The past 12 months have offered a jarring reminder that what goes up must come down. Continue reading

Outdated MLS policy hides thousands of homes for sale

Where MLSs ban commingling, brokerage websites either can’t display non-MLS listings or must hide this inventory behind filters and log-in walls. Redfin’s Joe Rath offers an argument in favor of allowing brokerages to display all of the options. Continue reading

Homebuyers have appetite for down payment assistance info, Zillow says

Zillow revealed Thursday that 1 million users have queried its Down Payment Resource database since the real estate search portal partnered with the data provider a year ago as home prices soared. Continue reading

Rent keeps falling. Here are the cities where it’s falling fastest

Fourteen major metro areas reported year-over-year declines in the median cost to rent an apartment, according to Redfin. It’s only the latest sign of widespread slowdown in rent. Continue reading

The Agency makes its way down the coast with move into Chesapeake

The office marks the luxury brokerage’s first foray into the state of Virginia and the company’s 67th office to date. Continue reading

Supply of homes tally record uptick as property lingers on the market

The number of homes on the market increased 15 percent year over year during the four weeks ending Dec. 4, while new listings declined by 20 percent, according to new data released Thursday by Redfin. Continue reading

Expect housing market to crawl in 2023 before it can run: Redfin

Mortgage rates will fall to Earth in 2023 — but not before home prices tally significant declines and sales slump to their slowest pace in 12 years, according to a new forecast from Redfin Tuesday. Continue reading

‘It impacts everyone:’ Redfin adds zoning and land use data to listings

Redfin launched its latest listing data update on Monday, which provides zoning and land use data for more than 70 million listings in the U.S. and Canada. The feature will be available on iOS and Android by Q1 2023. Continue reading

Homes for sale were pulled from the market at record pace in November

In the biggest decline in active listings since at least 2015, an average of 2 percent of all U.S. homes for sale were delisted during a 12-week period ending Nov. 20, according to data released Friday by Redfin. Continue reading