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
SEC accuses Chicago house flipper of running $20 million real estate fraud scheme
May 31, 2019The SEC this week accused the owner of a real estate investment company of perpetrating a $20 million real estate fraud scheme by convincing more than 600 investors to give money under the auspices of flipping houses in the Chicago area. But instead of making money on real estate, George Slowinski allegedly took some of the investors’ money for himself and his associates, made bad investments, and eventually cost his investors $17 million.
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Congress passes two-week extension of National Flood Insurance Program
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NAHB: Biggest roadblock for U.S. home shoppers is high home prices
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Blackstone sells off more than $1 billion in shares of Invitation Homes
May 30, 2019 -
HUD awards additional $1.2 million to fair housing groups to fight discrimination
May 30, 2019 -
Wall Street’s sheriff opens investigation of First American data exposure
May 30, 2019 -
Despite declining mortgage rates, pending home sales fall 1.5% in April
May 30, 2019 -
First quarter GDP is revised down to 3.1% as corporate profits slowed
May 30, 2019 -
This is why dropping your list price can earn you a scarlet letter
May 29, 2019 -
A very groovy renovation after Brady Bunch house escapes wrecking ball
May 29, 2019 -
Consumer buying power grows as declining mortgage rates drive affordability
May 29, 2019 -
Priced out of the housing market, more Americans move to the “exurbs”
May 28, 2019