Real Estate Markets & Economy
The virtual brokerage grappled with losses as it paid out its settlement in antitrust commission lawsuits and increased agent losses in a bid to offload less productive agents from the platform
Plans to eliminate federal income taxes, enact high tariffs and force the Federal Reserve to cut federal funds rates could tank the housing market, economists say
The median price for single-family existing homes increased by 3.1% year over year to $418,700, with the 30-year fixed mortgage rate ranging between 6.08% and 6.95%
Anywhere Real Estate, Redfin, eXp World Holdings and 7 more of the nation's largest real estate companies are set to release quarterly data on Thursday that could illuminate their fitness in 2025
Zillow tallied $581M in revenue between July and September, according to Q3 earnings released Wednesday. Revenue from the portal's mortgage business hit $39M, a 63% increase from 2023
Appetite for bonds wanes as investors pile into the stock market and assess whether Donald Trump's return to the White House will fuel more government borrowing and reignite inflation
Renter households increased by 2.7% year-over-year in the third quarter to a record 45.6M, a rate 3 times higher than the 0.9% uptick in homeowner households, according to a new Redfin analysis
Realtor.com CEO Damian Eales wrote an open-letter urging local, state and federal legislators who win today's elections to tackle housing affordability with 'pragmatic' solutions
Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker looks at how recent events have impacted the October jobs report and what it means for the economy
Across 10 states, ballot measures ask voters to weigh in on changes to property taxes, veterans benefits and more. One even considers whether or not to abolish property taxes altogether
Among early voters, 38% said housing affordability influenced their presidential vote. Harris voters (43%) were more likely to care about housing than Trump voters (29%), Redfin said
CoStar Group inked a deal with a longtime tenant of its new Arlington HQ. The tenant agreed to downsize to two floors, giving CoStar enough space for the 500 employees moving to the new HQ
The share of recently bought homes that went to first-time homebuyers fell to less than 1 in 4 between July 2023 and June 2024, according to a new report
With the 2024 presidential race among the tightest in memory, hundreds of agents and brokers told Inman the real estate industry is encountering prickly situations amid a contentious election
Brokerages have been plagued by falling sales and tapering price growth, rendering broker fees stagnant at a time when most sectors are enjoying robust gains, according to a new Intel analysis
Harness the power of perseverance to move forward and support our communities as they rebuild from recent natural disasters, coach Darryl Davis writes
Hurricanes and strikes were expected to dent job creation, and bond market investors are looking ahead to next week's election, Fed meeting and government bond auctions, analysts say
Back to top