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October 15 is perhaps best known as the day tax extensions are due, but for condo buyers and their agents, it’s also the day that the new Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) rules on FHA loans for
Like it or not, iBuyers are here to stay, say industry experts. Here’s how to get a seat at the table.
A new report shows home prices are up but not as much as they were a year ago, citing slower growth driving the millennial market.
DLA Piper’s Global Real Estate Summit examines ways in which technology is disrupting the market.
Pending home sales rebounded in August with a 1.6 percent climb on the National Association of Realtors’ Pending Home Sales Index. The increase puts the index at 107.3 for the month, a reversal of July’s decrease. Contract signings were
A 15-month run of decreasing year-over-year gains in U.S. home prices ended in July with 3.2 percent growth recorded in the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index. In general, the top metropolitan areas tracked by Case-Shiller didn’t perform
A new survey of consumer sentiment finds a majority both buyers and sellers feel like now is a good time to jump into the market.
Existing-home sales in the U.S. were up slightly in August, according to the National Association of Realtors’ monthly report, released today. Completed transactions of single-family homes, townhomes, condominiums and co-ops rose 1.3 percent from July, and overall sales were
The Federal Reserve announced today that it will cut interest rates further, to a top rate of 2 percent. “The committee seeks to foster maximum employment and price stability,” the statement posted to the Fed’s website this afternoon read.
At the brokerage’s leadership summit in Chicago, company leaders Charlie Young and Ryan Gorman both spoke frankly about the challenges facing the 113-year-old brand, from Compass and Keller Williams to restructuring and rebranding efforts.
Realogy Holdings Group, parent company of brokerage brands like Coldwell Banker, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate and several others, announced last week that it will embark on a process of “strategic organizational changes.” The New Jersey-based company said
The long-anticipated vision of the future of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac provides the public with the first concrete roadmap for returning the two firms to full private ownership.
New national data on apartment construction shows activity slowing down in general, but features several cities with exceptional building activity.
After two straight months of nationwide increases, the number of listings under contract by the end of July fell on a monthly basis.
The Conference Board’s Consumer Confidence Index for August showed Americans shared broadly strong views of the overall economy and their own financial health near the end of the summer.
With talk of a possible recession in the air, home prices in some parts of the country — especially the pricey West Coast cities — have begun to sink for the first time since the financial crisis. The S&P
