Mortgage Rates Are Up but New-Home Sales Still Solid in March
Lack of existing home inventory drove a rise in new-home sales, despite higher interest rates in March
Mention of Eco-Friendly Home Features Is on the Rise in Sales Listings
Home listing descriptions using eco-friendly terms have been rising over the past five years in line with growing consumer interest in the environment and energy efficiency
New-Home Sales and Navigating the 3 D’s: Death, Divorce, and Downsizing
Here’s how home sales experts manage challenging lifestyle changes with and for their buyers
Even With Inflation Running Hot and Elevated Mortgage Rates, Buyer Demand Rises
Mortgage rates will likely stay high for the next few months, but that doesn't seem to be deterring homebuyers
A Look at Homeownership Rates Across the Nation
Data for homeownership rates in the 100 largest US cities show Port St. Lucie, Fla., in the top spot, while West Virginia is the state with the most homeowners
Millennials on Top Again as Largest Homebuying Group
Millennials beat out Boomers as the largest homebuying cohort, according to a recent report, but Boomers remain the largest generation of home sellers
Sales Lead Tracking
If You Want More Sales ... Prospect Like a Boss
Prospecting for sales leads is hard work. That’s why most salespeople don’t follow up with leads that have been sitting around too long. But if you do the prospecting your competitors don’t, you can reap the sales they won’t
Toll Brothers Expands in Atlanta With Sharp Residential Acquisition
Atlanta was the largest single-family home market where Toll Brothers did not operate, but not anymore.
The Pennsylvania-based builder…
Mortgage Rates Dropped But So Did Home Sales
High prices and a tight supply still dog existing U.S. home sales despite a decline in mortgage interest rates.
Sales slipped 0.4% in…
Downward Trend for Aspiring Buyers
Affordability continues to hamper Americans' homeownership plans, as Q1 data show that fewer adults said they intend to buy over the next 12…
The Skinny on Middle-Class Homeownership
In a study tackling affordability for the spectrum of middle class buyers, online loan marketplace LendingTree broke out the data…
Supply Up, Sales Down in the West
It's prime real estate season and on the West Coast, inventory is ticking up and sales…
New-Home Sales
16-Month High for New-Home Sales
According to the Department of Commerce, sales of new homes were up 4.5 percent month-over-month in March at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 692,000
Codes + Standards
This Week's Codes and Standards, April 15
Millions of homes may be lost to flooding from climate change by 2100, L.A. County's first sustainability plan, ICC's legal battle, investment capital flooding coastal home developments at risk for flooding, and Tesla's solar sales
Trends
In the Mood for Modern
Modern homes are getting more popular all over the U.S., owing to the design trend's use of big windows to increase natural light and views
