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
Redfin: Homes keep getting cheaper
Nov 16, 2018In October, home-sale prices climbed 4.5%, however the percentage of listings that experienced a price drop of more than 1% reached an 8-year high, according to new data from Redfin. Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather said home sellers are realizing buyer demand isn’t what it used to be and are lowering their prices.
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Airbnb takes Boston to court over city “draconian” short-term rental rules
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Here's what housing is going to do in the theme park capital of the world
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Commercial brokers made more money than ever last year
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Prominent senators begin bipartisan push to expand Fair Housing Act
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HUD says Homebridge is the industry’s top renovation mortgage lender, again
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Vacasa wants to help landlords turn empty apartments into short-term rentals
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Top multifamily operators band together, plan massive investment in real estate tech
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Smart apartment platform SmartRent raises $5 million from industry’s top companies
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Redfin partners with Notarize to enable completely online mortgage experience
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issue relief policies in wake of devastating California wildfires
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Housing industry pushes Senate to confirm Kathy Kraninger as next CFPB director
Nov 13, 2018