A man laying brick using mortar
Unemployment rate, meanwhile, fell to a 49-year low
How has Compass grown so fast? A look at the numbers
The tech-focused brokerage’s competitve advantage is access to capital, and it’s parlaying that advantage into a massive agent recruiting tool at scale
by Mike DelPrete May 1
Handshake over computers
Sales are still down 1.2% year-over-year, according to the National Association of Realtors' chief economist
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Opinion
The US hurdle: Purplebricks' massive marketing spend is not generating enough customers
by Mike DelPrete Apr 25
Spool of thread yarn unraveling
Opinion
Faced with shrinking margins, everyone is racing to grab both sides of the transaction. Greed trumps doing the right thing
by Brad Inman Apr 25
Home prices rose in February
US home prices jumped a modest 0.5% from January to February, according to Federal Housing Finance Agency
New-home sales rose in March
The median home now commands $302,700, according to U.S. Census Bureau and Housing and Urban Development
Spring awakening? Homebuyer forecast rosier than first projected
Mortgage rates will drop while home sales will not fall as dramatically, according to revised realtor.com forecast
Existing-home sales declined in March after rebound in February
Existing-home sales fell 4.9%, according to NAR data
NAR: Sustainability sells
59% of respondents to a survey among members of the National Associaton of Realtors said clients were interested in energy efficiency and sustainable housing features
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 19
Housing starts declined in March
Starts are down 14.2% year-over-year
Bombshell NAR lawsuit: How much did sellers pay in buyer-side commission?
Both homesellers and NAR alike have billions of dollars on the line
by Rob Barber Apr 16
Hispanic homeowners made up more than a third of all new households over the past decade
A new report shows that Hispanics had a homeownership rate of 47.1% in 2018, and that the demographic will play a growing role in the US housing market
by Jim Dalrymple II Apr 12
Money hands
Taxes and commissions associated with the sale drive up costs significantly, according to a new analysis
Nationwide delinquency rates hit 20-year low: CoreLogic
Only 4% of all mortgages were delinquent in January
Real Trends vs. Swanepoel Mega 1000: Firms spar over lists
Steve Murray is taking aim at T3 Sixty's list, but T3 Sixty is fighting back, saying it offers a 'more thorough, complete analysis'
by Patrick Kearns Apr 8