Sales and Texting? Know the Rules
Texting your sales prospects en masse can be an efficient way to get your message through if you follow these best practices
Will NAR's Landmark Commissions Settlement Lower Housing Costs?
The $418 million deal changes long-standing rules—written and unwritten—that consumers claim inflated sales commissions for home sellers, including new-home builders
January's Mortgage Rate Dip Prompts Some Thawing of the Housing Market
A drop in mortgage rates from recent peaks nudged more homebuyers and sellers into the market, signaling the start of greater supply and demand
Report Explores US Homeownership Trends, Finds Minorities Making Gains
A new National Association of Realtors report finds Asian Americans and Hispanics have made the greatest gains in homeownership over the past decade
Consumers Show Renewed Optimism About Homebuying
Fannie Mae's Home Purchase Sentiment Index reaches its highest level in almost two years
The Best Places to Buy a Home During Fall
These housing markets offer greater inventory and more affordable list prices during the fall season
Market Data + Trends
72 Percent of Millennials Are Saving for a Down Payment This Way
Most Millennials are funding their down payment by saving up money…
SoCal's 7-Year First
For the first time since 2012, the median home price in Southern California posted an annual decline in March 2019, ticking down 0.1 percent, per…
Q1 2019 Home Seller ROI
Home sellers in the first quarter of 2019 netted an average 31 percent return on their investment, about $57,500, according to …
4 Weeks of Rate Growth
This week, rates for 30-year fixed mortgages ticked up to 4.20 percent, a gain of three basis points over the previous week, and the fourth…
Supply Up, Sales Down in the West
It's prime real estate season and on the West Coast, inventory is ticking up and sales…
Gen Z Planning to Buy a Home By...
New survey data takes a closer look at Gen Z's homebuying aspirations…
MAP: Housing Recovery Gaps, Hot Spots
For the most part, U.S. home prices have recovered their pre-recession peaks. However, some metros' prices have yet to recover 12 years later.…
10 Counties Where Buying Is Better
The new ranking lists 10 U.S. counties where buying a home makes more financial sense than renting one, based on …
