Real Estate
Real estate news provides vital information to mortgage and housing industry professionals, and HousingWire’s real estate news coverage is focused on the top and timely information that agents, teams and brokerages need to know. Whether it’s news about further declines in housing inventory, insight into builder pace, or updates on housing market data like home sales and home prices, HousingWire offers you the insight you need into the biggest home trends and changes in real estate.
Right now, there are numerous factors driving the real estate news cycle, not the least of which is fluctuating interest rates. Mortgage rates rose rapidly throughout 2022, which has had a massive impact on the housing market across the board — and directly affected the price and demand of real estate, home prices, and government policies related to tax incentives, deductions, and subsidies that can boost or hinder demand.
And, while it appears that the Federal Reserve may be prepared to slow the uptick in the Fed rate, it’s likely that rates will continue to have an impact on the industry in some form throughout some or all of 2023. To stay on top of the latest real estate news, industry professionals turn to HousingWire’s real estate news coverage, where they can learn about policy that is impacting lender and consumer activity, economic and market trends that are guiding strategy and opportunities for real estate and mortgage professionals, and find out about best practices being incorporated by leading industry professionals and agencies.
Latest Posts
2020 home sales hit highest level since 2006
Jan 22, 2021Existing-home sales rose in December, and total home sales in 2020 reached the highest level in 13 years, according to NAR. In all, 5.64 million homes were sold in 2020, up 5.6% from 2019 and the most since before the Great Recession.
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Hispanic households to grow the most over next 20 years
Jan 21, 2021 -
Housing starts hit highest pace since 2006
Jan 21, 2021 -
Rising costs, COVID cases dip builder confidence
Jan 20, 2021 -
In defense of the individual real estate agent
Jan 19, 2021 -
Criminal charges filed against Texas Realtor Jenna Ryan
Jan 15, 2021 -
Texas Realtor who stormed Capitol responds to backlash
Jan 13, 2021 -
Reggora gets Series B funding, eyes 2-day appraisals
Jan 12, 2021 -
Orchard expands to Houston, East Coast
Jan 12, 2021 -
Compass files for IPO
Jan 11, 2021 -
CFPB investigating Rocket Homes for illegal kickbacks
Jan 11, 2021 -
Will there be a housing supply shortage in 2021?
Jan 08, 2021