Posts by Patrick Regan

3D home tours, customization and other keys to reaching today’s new-construction buyers

One of the biggest hurdles facing residential builders is raising awareness of their projects among prospective buyers, according to Zillow’s recently released new-construction consumer housing trends...

The power of HAR’s advocacy

HAR’s Governmental Affairs and Advocacy Department has three main pillars: government relations, member engagement and advocacy...

Texas less expensive than most states for average price per square foot

Texas had an average price per square foot of...

Fed pauses interest rate hikes

The Federal Reserve on Wednesday halted its streak of 10 consecutive rate hikes since March...

Perception of a seller’s market fails to deter younger buyers, new study finds 

Homebuyers in their 40s and younger are still planning to buy homes, even though most believe the market favors...

Guaranteed Rate launches new reverse mortgage training for loan officers

Guaranteed Rate is adding more support systems and training for loan officers to boost its reverse mortgage...

What history tells us about today’s interest rates

Keeping things in historical perspective can be tough when mortgage rates have roughly doubled in the last year. Mike Del Preto, a senior mortgage advisor at Fairway Independent Mortgage Corporation, helps provide a closer look at the...

Court sides with National Association of Realtors, halts antitrust investigation 

The Department of Justice must close its reopened antitrust investigation into the National Association of Realtors, a federal judge ruled this...

Anywhere Real Estate Inc. cuts workforce, ends iBuyer operation

The firm's subsidiaries include Century 21, Coldwell Banker, Corcoran Group and Sotheby’s...

Sunterra in Katy led Houston-area master-planned communities in home sales last year

The Sunterra community in Katy, by developer Starwood Land/Land Tejas, sold 653 homes in 2022, 11th among MPCs...

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