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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Report: Lackluster home sales push inventory growth in January
Feb 18, 2019In January, home sales declined for the sixth consecutive month, leading to the largest inventory increase in 10 years, according to the latest RE/MAX National Housing Report. RE/MAX CEO Adam Contos said the winter chill extended to the housing market in January, as home sales remained cool.
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It costs more to own a home than to rent one in every U.S. state
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California, your new home prices are about to spike
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Are zero-energy homes the new wave in housing?
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Former Fannie Mae employee found guilty of making millions on shady foreclosure sales
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As housing markets around the nation weaken, Atlanta thrives
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Only half of houses for sale are affordable for the average buyer
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Calabria to Senate: Don’t expect any changes to GSE multifamily business
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These are the best places to work for in the housing space
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[WATCH] Real estate investor triggers deadly booby trap in abandoned home
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MarketWatch: 3 reasons why the housing market is weaker than it seems
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Freddie Mac just had a record year in multifamily but made less money than 2017
Feb 14, 2019