Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2025

Mortgage rates have reached the lowest levels of the year today as the 10-year yield dropped significantly on tariff news. The stock market reacted negatively to the news regarding tariffs, resulting in significant selling and a shift towards the bond market. In this week’s Housing Market Tracker , I mentioned that the 10-year yield level was stubbornly resistant and that we needed bad news to break through it.

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Eye on Housing

MARCH 31, 2025

NAHB recently released its 2025 Priced-Out Analysis, highlighting the housing affordability challenge. While previous posts discussed the impacts of rising home prices and interest rates on affordability, this post focuses on the related U.S. housing affordability pyramid. The pyramid reveals that 70% of households (94 million) cannot afford a $400,000 home, while the estimated median.

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Inman

APRIL 2, 2025

A new survey shows that fewer agents want to recommend their job to others and that, in the wake of NAR's commission lawsuit settlement, more are dissatisfied with the trade group.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 3, 2025

Though the number of office exclusives is rising, a new report from Bright MLS found no financial advantage to pre-marketing a home off the MLS.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

Florida’s long-standing reputation as America’s affordable sunshine paradise is rapidly dimming under the weight of skyrocketing housing costs, unsustainable insurance premiums and crumbling infrastructure, according to a new report from real estate analytics firm Cotality. The study reveals a state at a critical crossroads, with early warning signs mirroring California ‘s housing collapse that triggered a mass exodus of residents.

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Inman

MARCH 31, 2025

A new website soliciting plaintiffs for a possible class-action suit against the Washington MLS asks homeowners if they've sold in the state and seen "a price drop or significant days on market.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 1, 2025

The $3.95 million settlement aligns with NAR math, but unlike NARs agreement, allows the Massachusetts MLS to continue displaying offers of compensation.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2025

Homeowner delinquency rates are rising from record low levels but arent even back to pre-COVID-19 levels yet. This weekend, there has been a lot of discussion on social media surrounding homeowners’ delinquency data. This situation has prompted me to write this article and bring some reality into this discussion because the narrative being pushed is simply not true.

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HomeLight

APRIL 4, 2025

Gleaming appliances that work like a charm can be a huge selling point for a home on the market. If you arent sure about that, imagine how a kitchen with dated, yellowing appliances compares! But even if your appliances leave something to be desired, replacing a whole kitchens worth is no small purchase. A new refrigerator, range/oven, and dishwasher could cost anywhere from $2,000 up to more than $10,000 , and the average price tag for a new washer and dryer ranges from $1,100 to $2,000.

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Speaker: Abdi Ali, Sr. Lease Accounting Consultant

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Inman

APRIL 4, 2025

Kenneth DeGiorgio now faces a criminal assault charge following an incident aboard the Virgin Voyages Resilient Lady cruise ship, according to an FBI criminal complaint.

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Real Estate News

MARCH 31, 2025

Countering criticism from Compass Robert Reffkin, the CEO of the Washington-based MLS said private networks are designed to benefit brokerages, not consumers.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 31, 2025

Rocket Companies is buying Mr. Cooper , America’s largest mortgage servicer, in a market-shattering deal that could reshape the mortgage industry for years to come. The Detroit-based fintech , which is also in the midst of acquiring real estate brokerage and home search portal Redfin for $1.75 billion , is paying an equity value of $9.4 billion in stock, the companies said in a statement early Monday morning.

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Keeping Current Matters

MARCH 31, 2025

Last year, 70% of buyers abandoned their home search – and maybe you were one of them.

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Inman

APRIL 2, 2025

Shares in cloud banking solutions provider hit new all-time low after company posts guidance that revenue from the company's main line of business could shrink by as much as 7 percent this year.

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Real Estate News

APRIL 2, 2025

The number of households that can only afford homes under $300K far exceeds the supply at that price point, while there is a glut of homes valued at $2M and up.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 3, 2025

Two-thirds of U.S. homeowners saw their insurance rates increase in 2024, according to a recent survey by ValuePenguin. Amid escalating costs , many policyholders worry their homes could become uninsurable in the future, while some have already received nonrenewal notices from their insurers. The survey of nearly 2,000 consumers found that 67% experienced rate increases in 2024, down slightly from 72% in 2023.

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Keeping Current Matters

APRIL 3, 2025

When you put your house on the market, you want to sell it quickly and for the best price possible; that's generally the goal.

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Inman

MARCH 29, 2025

Coach Melanie Klein profiles this Charlotte, North Carolina, Realtor who empowers herself and others through mentorship and professional collaboration.

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HomeLight

APRIL 3, 2025

If given five minutes to think about it, you could probably identify between three and five home improvement projects you would be happy to tackle in your home. But what happens when youre on a super tight budget and your priority is to increase your homes future sales value? Weve collected 44 cheap ways to increase your homes value with minimal talent and tools with the help of real estate agent Bryan Hill , who works with 78% more single-family homes than the average San Diego agent.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) continues to make leadership changes at the board and executive levels of Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae. Capital One multifamily finance executive Grace Huebscher, who served as Chair of the Risk Committee and a member of several other committees, resigned from Freddie Mac ‘s board on March 24, according to TipRanks.

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Keeping Current Matters

APRIL 1, 2025

Recession talk is all over the news, and the odds of a recession are rising this year.

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Inman

APRIL 2, 2025

U.S. District Judge Patti Saris asked the DOJ Antitrust Division for evidence that offers of compensation in the MLS are anticompetitive and harm consumers.

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HomeLight

APRIL 2, 2025

Most buyers arent visionaries, which makes selling a vacant home harder: I know some clients who love the empty space because they can envision what theyll do with it. But other people just simply cant, and thats a tougher deal, says Sam Flamont , a top Traverse City, Michigan real estate agent. A study suggests that a vacant home will sell for over $11,000 less and sit on the market for six more days than the average sale.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 1, 2025

Baby boomers have overtaken millennials as the largest share of homebuyers , making up 42% of all purchases in the past year, according to a report from the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Millennials, who previously led home-buying trends, now account for 29%, down from 38% the previous year. NARs 2025 Home Buyers and Sellers Generational Trends report found that Generation X buyers remained steady at 24% of the market.

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Real Estate News

MARCH 31, 2025

Rocket makes $9.4 billion deal to buy Mr. Cooper and bring together the homeownership experience at scale posing a bigger threat to Zillows super app.

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Speaker: Sarah Santa Ana, Real Estate Coach, Move4Free Realty

Networking is one of the crucial elements in every real estate organization's success. Both agents and real estate companies need to maintain robust networking links. This is why social media is essential for any real estate professional! Social media enables you to stay in touch with your present clients, maintain connections with your past clients, and engage potential customers and investors.

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