Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Home prices in 2025 are a couple percentage points above where they were last year at this time. People often ask, How can it be possible that home prices are still climbing even though the cost of money is so much higher? There are obviously fewer buyers who can afford these prices. One reason that home prices have stayed elevated is that inventory nationally is still restricted.
Real Estate News
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
This outdated "professional courtesy," once expected of buyer agents, has passed its expiration date especially as liability risks have increased.
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Keeping Current Matters
FEBRUARY 25, 2025
Are you trying to buy a home but you feel like you’re up against deep-pocketed Wall Street investors snatching up everything in sight?
Inman
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
The Pending Home Sales Index (PHSI), which tracks home sales based on contract signings, dropped 4.6 percent to 70.6 in January, marking an all-time low, while pending transactions fell 5.2 percent year over year.
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Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Homebuyers faced worsening affordability conditions in January as the median monthly mortgage payment for purchase applicants increased to $2,205, a 3.7% jump from Decembers $2,127, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The findings, drawn from MBAs Purchase Applications Payment Index (PAPI), reflect the growing strain on borrowers amid persistent high home prices and fluctuating mortgage rates.
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RIS Media
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Trust and relationships drive our industrys success, but artificial intelligences (AI) rapid adoption in real estate poses incredible opportunities and significant dangers. Nearly 56% of homebuyers and sellers say the reputation of an agent and their ability to trust them are the most important factors when choosing an agent, according to the National Association of… The post The Need for Safe and Responsible AI in 2025 appeared first on RISMedia.
Inman
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Tax season is officially underway. Amy Chorew and Maeda Palius share strategies to help you prepare and organize documents so that you can make the process as stress-free as possible.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 23, 2025
Could the loss of jobs in the government sector and the withdrawal of funding from the economy significantly increase the unemployment rate and a surge in jobless claims? If this happens, will we see lower mortgage rates this spring? Its an intriguing thought, especially considering how this aligns with White House officials’ strategy to boost labor supply, reduce aggregate demand, and potentially drive down the 10-year yield.
Keeping Current Matters
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Many people are hoping mortgage rates will come down before they buy a home. But will that actually happen?
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RIS Media
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Scott Turner said on Feb. 27 that he would work to reduce regulatory burdens to ease Americas housing affordability crisis and help builders to construct more attainable, affordable housing the nation sorely needs. In one of his first official speaking engagements after being sworn in as HUD secretary… The post New HUD Secretary Vows to Work With Builders to Cut Regulations, Boost Housing Supply appeared first on RISMedia.
Inman
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Since 2020, U.S. home values have risen by 45.3 percent. In other words, more than 10 years of typical home value growth has been packed into a five-year period, a new report from Zillow shows.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Florida was one of the hottest destinations during the pandemic, but the states housing market might be coming down to earth. According to a report from Redfin, for-sale inventory at the end of January in Florida was up 22.7% year over year. At 172,209 homes, its the highest reading of any month dating to when Redfin started keeping records in 2012.
Real Estate News
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
A new rentals partnership is a win-win that seems to have moved the real estate rivals closer together and could potentially influence a bigger deal.
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RIS Media
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
The latest numbers, released jointly by the U.S Census Bureau and Housing and Urban Development, show sales of new single-family homes in January 2025 plunged to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 657,000, down 10.5% from December 2024, which raked in 734,000 residential sales. The findings also show a 1.1% decrease year-over-year from the 664,000… The post New Home Sales Down 10.5% as Markets Waver on Affordability appeared first on RISMedia.
Inman
FEBRUARY 24, 2025
Gitcha is an online marketplace that helps buyers and renters make public notices for desired properties that has launched in California to assist Los Angeles wildfire victims.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Real estate listing descriptions can be tricky to write, especially for agents who dont have a background in creative writing. They need to be detailed, informative, capture the essence of the property and grab a readers attention all at once and with limited words not easy! So, how do you make the most of your allotted character count and ensure your listing stands out from the crowd?
Real Estate News
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Rates fell to the lowest level in two months good news for affordability but pending sales also dipped, and declining confidence may keep buyers sidelined.
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Keeping Current Matters
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Over the past few years, you’ve probably seen a whole lot of headlines about how home prices keep going up.
Inman
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
In a difficult year for real estate, Rocket Mortgage grew closed loan volume by 29 percent, to $101.2 billion, and higher profit margins on those loans helped boost net revenue by 34 percent, to $5.1 billion.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
Forecasts for the housing market in 2025 are not that rosy, but Ryan McKeveny and Brian Hale see this as a good thing for the years ahead. Big picture 2025, our view is that it will be slightly better than 2024 in terms of originations and sales , but unfortunately it probably wont feel much better, McKeveny, the managing director of mortgage and real estate at Zelman & Associates , told attendees of HousingWires Housing Economic Summit on Wednesday.
Real Estate News
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
During a webinar, leaders from Zillow, CRMLS, ARELLO and NFHA argued that scrapping the CCP could also stifle competition and lead to fair housing lawsuits.
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RIS Media
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
Prospective homebuyers and sellers remain cold, wary and economically pressured this winter, as the latest data from the National Association of REALTORS (NAR) showed a not-insignificant 4.6% drop in pending transactions in January, with economists continuing to point at affordability as the biggest long-term barrier to more activity. Pending sales were also down 5.2% from… The post Pending Sales Shrink as Economists Fear Extended Winter Freeze appeared first on RISMedia.
Inman
FEBRUARY 28, 2025
The waterfront mansion, located at 1007 Links Drive in Miami, is the first of six luxury spec mansions that he and his brother, Alain Madar, are bringing to the market.
Housing Wire
FEBRUARY 26, 2025
Barry Habibs highly anticipated 2025 housing market forecast premiered during HousingWire ‘s Housing Economic Summit on Wednesday in Dallas. Habib , the CEO of MBS Highway , kicked off his by presentation by referencing his 2024 forecast, telling the crowd of 250-plus that he hit the mark for home price appreciation and predicted lower numbers than expected for the 10-year Treasury yield and the 30-year fixed rate.
AAOA
FEBRUARY 27, 2025
What Is Renters Insurance? Renters insurance refers toproperty insurancethat protects tenants who live in a rented dwelling. Coverage is provided by insurance companies in exchange for premiums paid by people living in apartments, single-family homes, andcondominiums. Policies provide coverage for an insured party’s personal property as well as liability claims that are not due to a structural problem with the property.
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