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
Louisiana asks FTC to pause regulatory action while state repeals controversial appraisal laws
Jul 19, 2017The state of Louisiana may have taken action to directly respond to the Federal Trade Commission’s claim that the regulatory body that oversees property appraisals in the state stifled price competition by requiring appraisal management companies to follow the state’s established polices for the fees that AMCs pay to appraisers, but that doesn’t mean that the FTC is ready to drop the case entirely.
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This year will probably be the biggest year for homebuilders in a decade
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Despite inventory shortage, existing home sales surge in California
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Colony Starwood Homes rebranding as Starwood Waypoint Homes
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Housing starts suddenly rebound in June
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FHFA wants more input on improving credit access for borrowers with limited English proficiency
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Louisiana repealing controversial appraisal laws after FTC accused state of price-fixing
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Canadians struggle with near-record household debt
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Fortress acquires Colony American Finance
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Homebuilder confidence slips on rising material costs
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Foreign investment in U.S. real estate surges 49%
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Will pending IPO establish Redfin as a billion-dollar real estate company?
Jul 17, 2017