2+ day, 17+ hour ago   (531+ words) Daily rates hit 7.07% on Thursday, and analysts increasingly expect to see a rate hike next week. Meanwhile, existing home sales and mortgage applications fell. Housing market signals point to an increasingly buyer-friendly market heading into fall, but rising mortgage rates…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (512+ words) There are many strong opinions about the proliferation of data centers, but so far, the impact on the residential real estate market appears to be minimal. America seems to have become engrossed in conversations about data centers this year, with…...

1+ week, 22+ hour ago   (339+ words) A recent Zelman & Associates analysis suggests that while the nation’s housing supply is nearly in balance with demand, a shortage of affordable units remains. The U.S. doesn't have a severe housing shortage, a new report argues — but the country does…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (409+ words) The central bank “should act decisively to raise” short-term interest rates if inflation doesn’t start trending downward, Fed Governor Michael Barr said. It's looking more likely that the fall homebuying season will have to deal with mortgage rates in the…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (477+ words) Affordability is the main factor driving buyers to search for homes outside the metro where they already live, according to two new reports from Realtor.com. As affordability challenges continue sapping housing market demand, two new reports suggest those who…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (526+ words) It takes about 15 years to save for a down payment and benefit financially from buying vs. renting, up from 11 years in 2019, according to a recent report. While the decision to buy or rent a home depends heavily on a household's…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (658+ words) Redfin can keep receiving syndicated rental listings from Zillow but will restart its own rental listings business by 2027. And Zillow has agreed to help. Zillow and Redfin have reached a resolution in a lawsuit brought by the Federal Trade Commission…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (365+ words) The antitrust lawsuit claims that the brokerage’s outsized market share in the city and its push to remove listings from portals has caused rents to surge. Two Manhattan renters are suing Compass, alleging that the brokerage's expansion and its strategy…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (501+ words) While rates dipped slightly this week, bond market volatility could mean a bumpy road ahead, and Fannie Mae is now forecasting rates at 6.8% by year-end. It may be time to buckle up and prepare for some mortgage rate turbulence in…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (608+ words) It’ll take years to fix the housing deficit, and the ROAD act won’t provide immediate help — but people “should still be buying” homes, the KW co-founder said. It's not easy to put a positive spin on the current state of…...