The luxury market in 2021: sky-high prices, scandals and acquisitions
The luxury housing market had a strong year in 2021, filled with big acquisitions, eye-popping deals and exciting new trends
by Lillian Dickerson Dec 17
Redfin in 2022: Does slow and steady ultimately win the race?
Redfin is an iBuyer, a brokerage and a portal. But the company is also known for taking a more conservative approach to growth than some rivals
by Jim Dalrymple II Dec 16
First-time homebuyers likely to be hit hardest by inflation in 2022
Real estate coach Brian Buffini shared his annual predictions for the year ahead during a webcast in which he urged agents to hunker down on the fundamentals of their training and get back to basics in preparation for a market shift
by Lillian Dickerson Dec 13
The 6 tech trends that defined real estate in 2021
Finally, COVID-19 wasn't at the heart of the year's prevailing real estate technology trends. Instead, 2021 was marked by notable acquisitions and the fallout from the biggest of them all
by Craig C. Rowe Dec 10
Mobile homes see values surge faster than single-family homes
For all the rapid price growth single-family homes have seen in the last year, an unexpected segment of the housing market has actually seen even faster price growth in recent years, according to a new report
New home sales hit 6-month high
New home sales in October 2021 increased by a modest 0.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 745,000, following a furious September in which new home sales grew by double digits
by Lillian Dickerson Nov 24
2021 on pace to tally biggest year in existing-home sales since 2006
Inventory across all housing types fell 0.8% from the month previous and 12% year over year to 1.25M units. Nonetheless, home sales are expected to exceed 6 million by the end of the year
by Lillian Dickerson Nov 22
It takes LeBron James 16 hours of work to afford a home. Conor McGregor can buy 1 in half the time
Multi-million dollar salaried athletes like Stephen Curry and Tiger Woods can save up enough money for the average priced American home within a few hours, a new study shows
by Lillian Dickerson Nov 18
'IBuyers have never been bigger': Mike DelPrete
Opinion
Seasonality and the Zillow exit will certainly impact this, but for the time being, iBuyers are at an all-time high, with Opendoor leading the pack
by Mike DelPrete Nov 17
Housing starts dip modestly in October amid supply chain issues
Privately owned housing starts dipped 0.7% in October while single-family housing starts dropped 3.9%, according to US Census Bureau residential construction data
by Lillian Dickerson Nov 17
Can eXp actually hit 500,000 agents?
EXp founder Glenn Sanford said his company should have half a million agents in 5 years. We asked some experts if that was realistic
by Jim Dalrymple II Nov 17
Real estate investors bought record-breaking number of homes in Q3
Investors purchased a record 18.2% of US homes, amounting to a new high of $63.6B in homes during the third quarter of 2021, according to a new Redfin analysis released Monday
by Lillian Dickerson Nov 16
US sees 8th record-breaking month of high-speed sales
Amid the continued shattering of annual sales pace records, inventory also took a slight hit during October, a report from realtor.com shows
by Lillian Dickerson Nov 10
Zillow exits iBuying: 5 things you should know
Opinion
This move that has significant implications for the real estate industry. Here's why
by Mike DelPrete Nov 3
Pending home sales take a hit in September: NAR
Slowed contract signings in September are a likely sign that home price growth will soon come back down to earth, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said
by Lillian Dickerson Oct 28
US home price growth continued to sizzle in August: Case-Shiller
The S&P/Case-Shiller US National Home Price Index remained virtually unchanged since July, when gains rose 19.7% while continuing a 15-month streak of upward growth