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
New Home Sales In Chicago Rose 20 Percent From Last Year
According to a new report, 1,247 newly built homes were sold in the Chicago area during the first three months of 2017, a 20 percent…
Zillow’s New Website Has Tools To Help Millennial Buyers
Many younger adults are unaware of everything that factors into the price and costs of buying a house. Zillow’s new portal is here to…
Facts And Figures For First-Time Homebuyers
This just may be the year that people step up and become homeowners. According to Realtor.com, more than half of home…
Chinese Buyers Are More Interested In Higher-Priced Homes
Last year, the median American home shopper on Zillow searched for a listing priced at $253,000. The median Chinese shopper, though,…
Hectic Buyer Activity Caused Housing Supply To Drop In December
Rising interest rates toward the end of 2016 spurred buyers into locking in their mortgage rates. As CoreLogic reports…
Confident Home Sellers Are Worry-Free This Spring
When asked what their top three concerns were regarding selling their homes, the largest share of respondents (25 percent) said that they had no worries, up from a 16 percent share in the first quarter survey.
New-Home Marketing
Need More Leads? Think Again
The most powerful key to marketing success isn’t a bigger ad budget or more web traffic. It lies in addressing conversion
St. Louis Suburb Ranked The Best Place For First-Time Buyers
Young adults can establish some stability in Brentwood, Mo., a town less than 10 miles from downtown St. Louis that has affordable homes…
Metrics Indicate A Renewed Shift Toward Homeownership
The first quarter saw more new owner households than renter households
Buyer Demand Drops As Available Homes Remain Scarce
Demand decreased 14 percent in March from February, and the number of homes for sale fell 12.5 from the previous year
