Real Estate Markets & Economy
Requests to refinance accounted for 31% of all loan applications last week, well below the past decade’s average of 58%, according to a weekly MBA lender survey
It's the middle of winter, and your team is wrestling with new habits and resolutions. Show them appreciation with tools that will help them capture business, not just words of encouragement
EXp World Holdings founder Glenn Sanford said the tumultuous housing market was a factor in him stepping back into the role of CEO at eXp Realty, and the firm's sluggish agent count growth
More consumers are coming around to economists' views that home prices and mortgage rates probably peaked last year, according to a monthly survey by Fannie Mae
Opinion
Agent Missy Yost debunks common misconceptions around affordable housing that you may need to reconsider
Pending home sales dropped 32% annually during the 4-week period ending Jan. 1, with the biggest drop-offs recorded in markets that took off during the pandemic, according to Redfin
Consumers are overwhelmed with noise and nonsense surrounding real estate transactions. Help shed light against the negative naysayers by focusing on providing sensational customer service experiences instead
Brokers, agents and homebuilders tallied a solid hiring month amid the holidays even as the downturn in real estate transactions continued, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics
As of Jan. 1, homes in Canada can only be purchased by the nation's citizens and a few other groups after a new law went into effect. The step's a campaign promise of Prime Minister Trudeau
The number of moves slowed slightly from a record year in 2021 but remained at elevated levels nationwide, according to new data from the US Census Bureau backed by internal metrics from U-Haul
When disaster strikes, the connections we’ve built in the course of our daily work can prove invaluable in the recovery effort and beyond
As prices and transaction volume both fell in Manhattan's market at large year over year, luxury properties priced at or above $10M still managed to perform well to close out 2022
Mortgage rates remain well below 2022 highs as the spring homebuying season approaches, according to a weekly lender survey by the Mortgage Bankers Association
While remote work helped drive up housing prices during the pandemic, a new study from the Economic Innovation Group argues remote work may help housing affordability in the future
To work with builders, your skill level has to be at the next level. From communication to presentation to organization to marketing — raise the stakes to develop these relationships
Opinion
This week, Byron Lazine and Nicole White are talking about the end-of-year Case-Schiller update, the Twitter account real estate agents should be following, the marketing trends that won't make it into 2023 and the pitfalls of quiet quitting
Opinion
In this month's situation: Veteran agents may find that leaving their current market for greener pastures doesn't always work, since their current success may have more to do with their network than their business acumen
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