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
Pending home sales dip to lowest level in 3 years
Feb 28, 2018Pending home sales dropped suddenly in January, falling to the lowest level in more than three years. In addition to new home construction making progress closer to its historical annual average of 1.5 million starts, NAR explained two other factors must start occurring to alleviate the excruciatingly low supply levels that are slowing sales.
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Hispanic community continues to drive homeownership growth
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Marcos Alvarado named iStar chief investment officer
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FHFA: Fourth quarter shows no letup in home price appreciation
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Case-Shiller: Are home price increases leveling off?
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Loan Officers: Are you a commodity or are you a brand?
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HousingWire launches online career center HousingJobs
Feb 26, 2018 -
Rick Sharga returns to Carrington Mortgage Holdings
Feb 26, 2018 -
Ask the Underwriter: My borrower owes a federal tax debt to the IRS… Is this mortgage deal dead?
Feb 26, 2018 -
New home sales unexpectedly plummet in January
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Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: MBA president slams “defamatory” mortgage industry report
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Former RE/MAX CEO David Liniger violated company policies by loaning millions to successor
Feb 23, 2018