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.
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Home sales will be stymied in 2019 by high prices and “underbuilding”
Apr 19, 2019A shortage of entry-level homes will stymie the housing market this year, nullifying much of the impact of lower mortgage rates, according to a forecast by Diane Swonk, Grant Thornton chief economist. “The housing market will tread water in 2019 as supply constraints and affordability problems offset any gains from slightly lower mortgage rates,” Swonk said.
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Housing starts fall to slowest pace since 2017 led by flood-ravaged Midwest
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NAR slapped with second class-action lawsuit to end buyer broker compensation
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HUD seeks to end public housing aid for undocumented immigrants
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Freddie Mac: Mortgage rates continue to rise, but remain below 2018 levels
Apr 18, 2019 -
Quicken Loans will now let Vrbo hosts use rental income to refinance their mortgage
Apr 17, 2019 -
Want to sell your home for more? Go green
Apr 17, 2019 -
Real estate startup Reali acquires online lender Lenda, expands into mortgages
Apr 17, 2019 -
Freddie Mac invests $50 million in affordable housing in rural, underserved areas
Apr 17, 2019 -
HereÕ how to win the HousingWire Women of Influence award
Apr 17, 2019 -
This is how America’s housing affordability is impacting credit quality
Apr 16, 2019