What the NAR Commissions Settlement Means for Home Builders
The legal settlement will improve transparency during the home sales process, mitigate predatory practices, and help preserve profitability for home builders
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
Business Management
3 Truths for Home Sales Success Now and Into the Foreseeable Future
Most sales leaders have been in chaos control since 2020. Stop feeding that mindset and start shifting gears using these three insights
Sales
Fannie Mae's Take on the Future of US Home Sales
The recent forecast indicates slowing home sales, due to continuing mortgage rate increases accompanied by homebuyer hesitance
Market Data + Trends
Entry-Level Homes Are a Reach for First-Time Buyers
Despite today's fast-paced, high-cost housing market putting starter homes out of reach for many, some first-time buyers show they're willing to compete
Market Data + Trends
Return-to-Office Mandates See 1 in 10 Home Sellers Relocating
A growing number of homeowners are having to choose between selling their homes and relocating, or losing their jobs
Market Data + Trends
San Francisco Home Sellers Take a Hit as Home Prices Plunge
Roughly 1 in 8 San Francisco home sellers is losing money on real estate transactions, a higher share than in any other U.S. metro area
Market Data + Trends
A Look Into What’s Causing the Lack of Housing Inventory
As the supply of U.S. homes for sale dwindles, an inventory shortage is taking shape as a growing share of would-be sellers boycotts the current high-cost market
Market Data + Trends
Housing Inventory Reaches Highest Level of 2023
In a nutshell: Rising mortgage rates make more housing inventory
Housing Markets
New Listings Jump in These 10 Metros
See which U.S. metro areas are seeing the most new listings of homes for sale
Demographics
A High-Cost Housing Market Favors Baby Boomers
Millennials are losing out to older generations in the hunt for affordable, entry-level housing
Market Data + Trends
Mortgage Rates Have Risen Yet Again, but Homebuyer Competition Is Heating Up
Rising mortgage rates aren't enough to deter house hunters willing to expand their budgets for a smaller share of for-sale listings