Real Estate News
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Home search sites have become an integral part of the real estate industry, for agents and consumers alike. Where do they stand, and what’s next for portals?
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Kyle Joseph, a specialty finance equity research analyst at Jefferies , believes that the worst of the current mortgage cycle may be behind us, a sentiment shared by most analysts covering this industry. “Barring any sort of unforeseen consequences, I’d like to think so , ” Joseph said in an interview. “Obviously, this cycle was fast and furious – for lack of a better term – in terms of how quickly rates went up, and volumes basically got cut into a third of what they wer
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Real Estate News
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Despite 8% interest rates in October, annual home price growth continued to increase in most markets, the latest Case-Shiller report shows.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Mortgage subservicer Loancare informed authorities that the data of about 1.3 million customers was compromised following a cyberattack in November on its parent company, the big four title firm Fidelity National Financial (FNF). This data includes customers’ social security numbers. The company informed officials in Maine and California that 1,316,938 customers had information accessed by hackers during the incident.
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Keeping Current Matters
DECEMBER 26, 2023
As the new year approaches, the idea of buying a home might be on your mind.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Despite lower sales activity, home prices continued their upward trend in October, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index. Real estate experts say the performance reflects limited inventory in the country, a problem expected to continue in 2024. The data released on Tuesday shows that home prices in all nine U.S. census divisions posted a 4.8% annual gain in October, up from a 4% gain in the previous month.
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Housing Wire
DECEMBER 26, 2023
U.S. house prices increased year over year in October, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index. However, the data shows it slowed down compared to the previous month. In fact, home prices climbed 6.3% from October 2022 to October 2023, compared to 5.5% year over year in September, according to the FHFA HPI released on Tuesday.
Inman
DECEMBER 26, 2023
According to New Orleans Realtor Grant Clayton, it's time for the real estate industry to stop arguing about what's best for agents and lean in by doing what's best for clients.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 26, 2023
There is no question that the headline of the year in 2023 for many publicly traded brokerages was the commission lawsuits. But in 2024, industry analysts believe mortgage rates will be the primary focus for many firms. “I don’t think the lawsuit storyline is very relevant from the perspective of volumes and home shopping behavior,” Ryan Tomasello of KBW said.
Inman
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Las Vegas Realtor and new Inman contributor John Sullivan says lasting success in real estate comes less from transactions and more from connections that are nurtured for the long term.
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Housing Wire
DECEMBER 26, 2023
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Inman
DECEMBER 26, 2023
A year after ChatGPT burst onto the scene, real estate professionals told Inman that AI and AI-backed companies are on the way to becoming a baked-in part of the modern real estate business.
Housing Wire
DECEMBER 26, 2023
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Inman
DECEMBER 26, 2023
The Dec. 20 cybersecurity incident has derailed closings and generated complaints about the lack of communication since the company took some systems offline.
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Calculated Risk Real Estate
DECEMBER 26, 2023
S&P/Case-Shiller released the monthly Home Price Indices for October ("October" is a 3-month average of August, September and October closing prices). October closing prices include some contracts signed in June, so there is a significant lag to this data. Here is a graph of the month-over-month (MoM) change in the Case-Shiller National Index Seasonally Adjusted (SA).
Inman
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Perisphere uses an onboard computer vision solution and 0 percent commission model to help consumers self-direct transactions. And it's using current consumer sentiment against agents to promote the tool.
Coldwell Banker
DECEMBER 26, 2023
More than 85% of female customers praise Coldwell Banker in women’s choice award survey, reinforcing commitment to customer empowerment and excellence The post Coldwell Banker Real Estate Secures 2024 Women’s Choice Award for Seventh Consecutive Year appeared first on Coldwell Banker Blue Matter.
Inman
DECEMBER 26, 2023
The app is the first-ever game to pull real-time MLS data to merge gaming with an ever-changing real estate market where users can guess home prices and connect with agents.
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Sotheby's International Real Estate
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Joseph Barbieri – Sotheby’s International Realty Greenwich Brokerage What constitutes a luxury home? There was no singular answer to that question in 2023, as every month produced a pageant of some of the most exemplary and visionary properties on earth. Some are chic and innovative, featuring the latest technology and forward-thinking approaches to indoor-outdoor living.
Inman
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Parent company Fidelity National Financial has not said whether other subsidiaries were affected in cybersecurity incident it discovered and contained in November.
Bigger Pockets
DECEMBER 26, 2023
For the past year, commercial real estate has been the disappointing big brother of rental properties. As housing prices went up, commercial real estate prices went down.
Inman
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Last month, Fannie Mae lowered its down payment minimum for some properties, clearing a path for investors like Alejandro and Jessicas Cuevas, who bought in Chicago with hacking in mind.
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Brownstoner
DECEMBER 26, 2023
The end of 2023 is nearly here, which means it is time to look back at the year’s most popular stories. Grabbing readers’ attention in 2023 were posts on affordable housing lotteries, while controversies and achievements focused on homeownership also ranked highly. Click through the list below to find our… Read More > The post Most Popular Stories 2023: Woman Fights Home Investors in Court, Gingerbread House for Sale appeared first on Brownstoner.
Inman
DECEMBER 26, 2023
The brokerage owner sat down with Inman ahead of her appearance at Inman Connect New York in January to discuss career shifts, the market and what's ahead in 2024.
Realty Biz
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Entering the world of real estate investment In Dubai often involves considering the options of buying an off-plan property. This is particularly true when it comes to townhouses which have experienced a significant surge in demand over the last few years. Buying off plan involves buying a property before its completion and doing so primarily based on architectural plans and designs as per the sales brochures.
Inman
DECEMBER 26, 2023
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index posted a yearly increase of 4.8 percent during October, their fastest annual rate increase of 2023.
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Eye on Housing
DECEMBER 26, 2023
With the end of 2023 approaching, NAHB’s Eye on Housing is reviewing the posts that attracted the most readers over the last year. Trends concerning building material pricing were examined monthly by David Logan. In May, David reported on a pivot for aggregate building material price growth. Building Materials Prices Fall for Second Month Straight This December post details.
Inman
DECEMBER 26, 2023
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Housing Wire
DECEMBER 26, 2023
The mortgage tech industry has taken its fair share of punches in 2023. But for Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. (ICE), it was a year of solidifying its dominance in the mortgage space. It’s been more than a year since ICE’s acquisition of mortgage data juggernaut Black Knight for $11.9 billion , the watershed moment in the mortgage tech space that integrated two of the industry’s biggest rivals.
Calculated Risk Real Estate
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Here are some graphs on outstanding mortgages by interest rate, the average mortgage interest rate, borrowers’ credit scores and current loan-to-value (LTV) from the FHFA’s National Mortgage Database through Q3 2023 (released last Friday). Current Outstanding Mortgage Rates Here is some data showing the distribution of interest rates on closed-end, fixed-rate 1-4 family mortgages outstanding at the end of each quarter since Q1 2013 through Q3 2023.
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