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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Housing market cools down as home building takes a dive
Mar 26, 2019Housing starts fell 8.7% in the month of February, according to the latest report from the U.S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. The one bright spot seems to be an increase in multifamily permits, where the overwhelming majority of which will feed the rental market.
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[Pulse] Hey real estate agents and mortgage LOs, here are 12 scripts that will get a lead’s attention
Mar 26, 2019 -
Real estate agents say housing market is favoring buyers
Mar 25, 2019 -
Spring homebuyers likely to grapple with affordability
Mar 25, 2019 -
Declining mortgage rates champion home-buying power, but for how long?
Mar 25, 2019 -
There are too many big houses on the market, and it’s a problem
Mar 22, 2019 -
Study reveals generational divide in HELOC use
Mar 22, 2019 -
Freddie Mac: Housing market will regain momentum this spring
Mar 22, 2019