In a reversal from the previous month, pending-home sales decreased in all regions except the Midwest, which saw gains of 3.5 percent from March to…
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Mortgage lenders continued to ease underwriting standards in April, but only for borrowers who were refinancing. For both homebuyers and homeowners seeking to refinance, credit…
Demand for purchase mortgages was up a seasonally adjusted 2 percent from the week before but down slightly from a year ago. Source: Inman News
Windermere Chief Economist Matthew Gardner dives deeper into the timeline of events that led to the 2007 crash, comparing then and now. Here’s why he…
Commissions are still king, but more and more agents are looking for alternative revenue streams in the form of stocks and profit sharing. Dive into…
The Redfin CEO’s latest Twitter thread reveals how far buyers are willing to go to win a home, including offering to name their child after…
Boise, Idaho, experienced the steepest price hikes in the country at 28.2 percent, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency House Price Index released Tuesday. Source:…
The decline follows a record month for new home sales, when they hit a 15-year high of more than 1 million in March, according to…
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
National home prices were up 14.8 percent from a year ago, “wiping out any affordability boost” from rising household income and low mortgage rates, said…