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
Feds significantly expand investigation into all-cash real estate deals
Nov 19, 2018Title insurance companies in 12 of the nation’s largest markets will now have to provide federal authorities with substantial details on all real estate deals of $300,000 or more if the buyer is paying all cash. The requirement comes at the hands of the Treasury Department’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, which is significantly expanding its investigation into whether foreign buyers are using shell companies to buy U.S. real estate in order to launder money.
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Report: Home sales, inventory locked in standstill
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Redfin expands home selling options in Seattle, will clean and stage home, too
Nov 19, 2018 -
Buying a home earlier in life can seriously boost your financial picture in retirement
Nov 19, 2018 -
Freddie Mac to allow some borrowers to use “sweat equity” to cover entire down payment
Nov 19, 2018 -
MBA: Commercial mortgage originations fell in Q3, but multifamily bucked the trend
Nov 19, 2018 -
Homebuilder confidence falls as affordability concerns grow
Nov 19, 2018 -
Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: Senate set to vote on Trump’s CFPB nominee
Nov 19, 2018 -
Yardi: Rent prices fall for second month in a row
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News Corp names new president of global digital real estate
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New York, Virginia taxpayers to cough up $3.4 billion for Amazon HQ2
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Quicken Loans parent company Rock Holdings just bought Dictionary.com (really)
Nov 16, 2018