Real Estate Markets & Economy
All month long, you've been narrowing the field from an initial Sweet 16. Now it's time to decide which vehicle reigns supreme in our agent auto showdown: The Toyota 4Runner or BMW 5-Series
A market where the fed funds rate is being cut instead of raised has historically been better for real estate, Jimmy Burgess writes. It's time to be the source of information and professionalism
More than 100 homes have already been razed to make room for shipping warehouses. But a judge last week ruled that the county violated environmental regulations when it approved the project
While many homeowners rushed to refinance, affordability is keeping a damper on sales. Now mortgage rates are climbing again, with investors having already priced in last week's Fed rate cut
In August, nearly half of all US homes had been on the market for 60 days or more, according to Redfin. Days on market has ticked up as high rates have slowed sales
If you have listings left over from the slow spring and summer, today's lower interest rates may offer a boost. Carl Medford shares strategies to help get those homes sold as autumn arrives
New-home sales rose 9.8% YOY to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 716K in August. However, an influx of existing-home inventory could pose a challenge to new-home sales into the fall
Small real estate investors have a role to play in improving affordability and inventory, trainer Bernice Ross writes, and can be a key part of growing your real estate business
Home prices continued to break records in July, according to reports released by S&P Dow Jones and FHFA on Tuesday. Some economists said lower rates may fuel demand, pushing prices higher
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Most homebuyers will continue to use an agent and most homesellers will continue to cover buyer agent commissions, writes broker-owner Eric Bramlett of Austin-based Bramlett Residential
It will take more than recent rate cuts for a recovery in home sales to gain traction, a new analysis of market data and economic forecasts suggests. Intel explores what's at stake for the fall market
With this week's half-percent rate cut from the Federal Reserve, agents are hoping sellers will finally get off the fence and loosen up some inventory to get the market moving
Falling mortgage rates should help boost home sales by nearly 10% next year. But in the meantime, inventory shortages and affordability challenges are keeping a lid on sales in many markets
In this exclusive video series on Inman, Windermere’s Principal Economist Jeff Tucker illuminates the latest stats, reports and numbers you should know. This week: The Fed's latest rate cut
Fed easing was already priced into mortgage rates, but there's room for more relief if investors who fund most home loans get less skittish about prepayment risk and quantitative tightening
‘It is time to allow members the ability to choose where they allocate their membership and dues dollars between the local, state and national levels,’ Alabama Realtors wrote to NAR on Tuesday
Existing-home sales fell 4.2% year over year to a seasonally adjusted rate of 3.86M in August as buyers awaited the Fed's decision to cut rates, according to National Association of Realtors data
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