Three leading economists share what existing-home sales reveal about the market and how to properly use statistics to make client decisions. Source: Inman News
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Home prices rose 13.2 percent, according to the latest S&P/Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index, released Tuesday. Source: Inman News
The rising cost of lumber and appliances slowed the momentum of single-family building permits, starts and completions in April. Source: Inman News
Soaring home prices have fueled talk of a bubble. Economists, however, think a gradual slowdown is more likely than a sudden pop. Source: Inman News
The U.S. homeownership rate remained statistically unchanged in the first quarter of 2021, despite the recent increase in housing market activity. Source: Inman News
From eviction bans to redlining, zoning reform and the NAR Code of Ethics update, 2020 has been a year of reckoning on real estate’s checkered…
Privately owned housing starts rose to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.41 million, up 1.9 percent from an August estimate, according to the US…
Low rates have helped fuel an extraordinarily active summer for real estate. Although they remain historically low, a gradual trend upward could be less than…
Buyers in some markets are offering hundreds of thousands of dollars over asking prices — and still losing wars against dozens of other bidders. Source:…