Housing Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2024

Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell played the Grinch last week for the housing market, sending mortgage rates higher after his remarks at the Fed presser on Wednesday. This positive trend suggests that despite the typical slowdowns, the housing market is showing some promising resilience as we head toward the end of the year!

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 29, 2024

The market is not great, so we aren’t often dealing with multiple-offer situations. Due to these conditions, Dwiggins and other industry professionals believe there won’t be much of an impact on first-time buyers until the housing market strengthens, leading some sellers to potentially stop offers of buyer broker compensation. “If

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Housing Wire

APRIL 29, 2024

It’s still April, so there could be as many as eight more weeks of seller growth in the spring housing market. housing market at the end of April 2024. Housing inventory There are now 556,000 single-family homes on the market. from last week, with slightly more than 13,000 additional properties on the market now than a week ago.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

Williams: By the numbers Farm area: Virginia Beach Deals closed in year one: 2 Deals closed in year two: 24 Number of agents on his team: 15 Number of social media followers: 26,000 Favorite real estate software: kvCORE Favorite script: LPMAMA Embrace the cringe Think youre going to become an overnight sensation on Instagram?

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 8, 2024

Although there is no doubt that business practice changes outlined in the National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement agreement are going to impact how real estate industry professionals operate, economists aren’t too sure they’ll have much bearing on the housing market. “I

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

Higher prices, higher mortgage rates and limited inventory are making for a slow market among buyers and sellers alike. According to data from CoreLogic, investor purchases have tracked closely with consumer home sales, and the share of home sales attributable to investors is down as well. Same with the iBuyers.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 2, 2024

real estate market is in and it may surprise you, but pretty much all the signals for housing in 2024 are pointing for growth now. While a robust housing market is generally a positive thing, this is not all good news to every person. There are millions of would-be homebuyers who are simply priced out of the market.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 3, 2024

The leaves are starting to turn, kids are back in school, and the fall real estate market is in full swing. We have only three months until the end of the year, so if you’re looking to close a few more deals and fill your pipeline for the spring, the time to put in the work is now. Host a fun face-painting party.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 26, 2024

Unsold inventory in the two biggest housing markets in the country, Texas and Florida, declined this week. This probably reflects seller discouragement in a low-demand market, pulling their listings to wait until next year. real estate market as of mid-August 2024. We’re close to the seasonal peak in price reductions.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

real estate market is marked by contradictions that are leaving many confused. It’s a complex landscape where the tension between renting and owning is more pronounced than ever, and regional differences in housing demand highlight the uneven nature of the market. As 2025 approaches, the U.S.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Ironically, a strong employment situation in the country drives the bond market to higher rates. The purchase market is slower to respond, and the data now is still showing the positive impact of lower rates of recent weeks. At the end of the month, a bunch of sales close. more homes on the market than a year ago.

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Housing Wire

JULY 26, 2024

The HousingWire Pulse Survey for Q3 2024 provides a detailed snapshot of current housing market sentiments and challenges faced by real estate agents, brokers, and mortgage professionals. The survey reveals a generally cautious optimism among these sectors, despite varied expectations regarding market trends over the next three months.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The housing market got some much needed relief in the fall when mortgage rates began to drop, but it was short lived. The turbulence in rates has trickled down to individual markets like Cincinnati, where real estate agents say they dont know what to expect from sale to sale. A substantial drop in new listings is a contributing factor.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 15, 2025

Rising personal home insurance rates, fueled by escalating claims costs, increasing property values and the growing frequency of natural disasters, will all have a profound impact on market dynamics and homeowners insurance costs. For real estate professionals and mortgage lenders, these shifts present both challenges and opportunities.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2024

Realtor.com has hired an experienced entrepreneur for its marketing team, as Christine Jacobson has joined the company as senior vice president of B2B marketing. We’re thrilled to welcome Christine to the Realtor.com team,” Mickey Neuberger , the company’s chief marketing officer, said in a statement to HousingWire.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

In this executive conversation, Steven Katz, Executive Vice President and Chief Investment Officer of Residential Financing at Arbor Realty Trust, shares his thoughts on the burgeoning build-to-rent (BTR) market. He also offers valuable insights into the appeal of BTR communities and emerging markets to watch closely.

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Housing Wire

AUGUST 5, 2024

sent shockwaves through financial markets around the world on Monday. mortgage market , which has already seen big interest rate declines in the past week following a Fed meeting that teased forthcoming cuts to benchmark interest rates, along with a much weaker-than-expected jobs report. Fears of a recession in the U.S.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

To that end, Veterans United Home Loans conducted a study to find which housing markets are best for current and former military members in these two generations. It concluded that the most favorable markets are on the East Coast and in the Midwest. The city that topped the list is Tampa. and the quality of life score ranks No.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 16, 2024

As the year draws to a close, available unsold inventory of homes on the market is nearly 27% greater than a year ago. Almost every market in the country has more homes available now than at the end of 2023. A few states have more homes on the market now than any time in the last eight to 10 years.

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Housing Wire

JULY 6, 2024

This is precisely what the doctor ordered for the housing market. In March of 2022, we only had 240,000 active single-family homes available for sale, leading me to call the housing market savagely unhealthy as we simply had too many people chasing too few homes. Last week, we returned close to recent lows.

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Housing Wire

MAY 21, 2024

In a supply-constrained housing market , even landing a deal at foreclosure auction has become challenging, but those deals tend to be more readily available in markets or neighborhoods that are off the beaten path. It’s very, very market dependent right now. I’m still focusing on those markets with very low (retail) inventory.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2024

The strength of the storm has prompted officials to call for an evacuation, one that has already had a stark impact on the city’s housing market. People trying to get out of the way of a major hurricane aren’t overly concerned with putting their house on the market. New listings in Tampa were at 775 on Sept.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 9, 2024

Weve now been in the post-pandemic housing market recession market as long as we were in the pandemic boom. Does the housing market start to get back to normal? The number of unsold homes on the market is finally getting closer to 2019 levels. But, the market change isnt evenly distributed. Two and a half years.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2025

In a changing real estate market , mortgage lenders face increasing demand. The primary and secondary mortgage markets may be separate business components, but mortgage originators must understand both businesses intimately. How do we get a loan from I want a house to its closed and done before they walk away?

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

The interviews revealed that buyers in some markets are more open to taking on some of the cost of compensating their agents. While Redfin agents are seeing more negotiations, it’s more common in some markets than others. We’ve found a tale of two markets,” Fairweather said.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 7, 2025

housing market. “The 10-year yield is currently close to my peak forecast of 4.70%. Market observers believe that the cuts will be paused when the Fed meets again at the end of January. The new year has arrived, but little has changed regarding the direction of mortgage rates and their impact on the U.S.

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Housing Wire

JUNE 15, 2024

I got one good crumb from the Fed meeting that made me smile: Powell finally admitted that the labor market isn’t tight anymore, which is a beneficial statement for rates down the line if the labor data gets weaker. The 10-year yield closed last week at 4.22%. I discuss this in this episode of the HousingWire Daily podcast.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

Rocket Companies , the parent of Rocket Mortgage , has set ambitious goals to increase market share by 2027 using its multichannel reach, its origination and servicing flywheel, and its advanced technology platform. The retail direct-to-consumer segment represents about half of the mortgage market, and while we’re already the No.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2024

Foreclosure Market Report. As we move into 2025, we’ll be closely monitoring how economic pressures and market dynamics may influence a potential rebound in activity.” Foreclosure activity slowed slightly in November 2024, reversing a trend of rising foreclosures in October.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

They explore the intersectionality of trends in the labor and housing markets. After diving into some background on The Burning Glass Institute, Simonsen and Berger dive into the state of the labor market heading into 2025. Simonsen: Let’s get some baseline about the state of the labor market rolling into the end of 2024.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2024

The company has an aggressive marketing goal to reach the No. And then looking at the vast demand or the vast breadth of competitors out there, we kind of looked at where they are doing well and where did we need to kind of jump in there and kind of close that gap. Market share and brand authority Why launch this site now?

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

With high prices and still stiff competition, those looking to buy a home in today’s real estate market need to consider every opportunity, including the choice between new construction or a resale home. Both options have their advantages and drawbacks. Luke Babich is the Co-Founder and CEO at Clever Real Estate.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

The firm also added Sasha Stair a 2023 HousingWire Woman of Influence as its chief marketing officer in October 2024. Brown’s duties will also include monitoring emerging mortgage industry trends and aligning Xactus’ product strategy with the market. His hiring follows another key addition to the Xactus leadership suite.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 12, 2025

During the 10-minute conversation, Pieklo explores his new focus on developing AFR’s wholesale lending strategy, the competitive landscape of the mortgage market, and the company’s unique approach to differentiating itself from other big names in the wholesale space. We look to the secondary markets first.

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Housing Wire

DECEMBER 12, 2024

Proprietary data from the Auction.com marketplace, which accounts for close to half of all properties brought to foreclosure auction nationwide, shows that banks, nonbanks and mortgage servicers selling on the Auction.com platform have slowly lowered their pricing at both foreclosure auctions and bank-owned (REO) auctions over the past six months.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

For real estate agents, this economic reality can present both challenges and opportunities, and determine strategies in markets across the country. New York and Arizona follow closely with about 69,000 and 56,000 agents, respectively. Home insurance premiums have climbed 45% from 2017 to 2022, contributing to a slowing sales market.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 13, 2024

With fluctuating mortgage rates and economic pressure in the housing market, foreclosure activity ramped up in October 2024. Foreclosure Market Report on Tuesday. “As we approach 2024, the recent Fed rate cut , and the new administration could impact mortgage rates and market stability. Attom released its October 2024 U.S.

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