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
Case-Shiller: U.S. home-price gains were lethargic in July
Sep 24, 2019July 2019 saw an annual increase of 3.2% for home prices nationwide, matching the previous month’s pace, according to the Case-Shiller Home Price Index. Philip Murphy, S&P Dow Jones Indices Director and Global Head of Index Governance, said year-over-year home prices continued to gain in July, but at ever more modest rates.
-
Ben Carson defends controversial transgender comments
Sep 23, 2019 -
Seattle mayor wants to fund affordable housing by raising taxes on Lyft and Uber rides
Sep 23, 2019 -
Mortgage rates at 18%? That’s what we got the last time a president strong-armed the Fed
Sep 23, 2019 -
Apartment supply exceeds demand in only 3 U.S. markets
Sep 23, 2019 -
Redfin: It’s becoming even more of a seller’s market
Sep 23, 2019 -
First American: Existing-home sales outperform the market’s potential in August
Sep 23, 2019 -
Survey: Nearly 40% of people would hesitate to move to an area where they’d be in the political minority
Sep 20, 2019 -
Compass opens West Coast tech hub 2 blocks from Amazon’s headquarters
Sep 20, 2019 -
NAHB to Congress: Let’s work together to increase energy efficiency in homes
Sep 20, 2019 -
RE/MAX: U.S. housing market experiences largest inventory decline since last year
Sep 20, 2019