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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January beats expectations with unusually high jobs report
Feb 03, 2017The labor force increased by a significant 227,000 jobs, an increase not only from economists’ expectations, but also from the trend of previous months. Job gains in the construction market pushed the number higher, and gives hope to an inventory-starved housing market.
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First for 2017: Fannie Mae refines appraisal policies
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8 years and counting: Economy could set record with no recession in sight
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[Video] HereÕ how student loans hold back homeownership
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Homeowners waiting longer to break even on buying a home
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Third-party sales at foreclosure auctions now higher than ever
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Goldman Sachs reaches $100 million in consumer relief in $5 billion settlement
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Senate Republicans unveil bill to replace CFPB director with committee
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ADP predicts strongest jobs increase since June
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Invitation Homes goes public, raises $1.54 billion
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NAR: There are real and imaginary barriers keeping Americans from homeownership
Feb 01, 2017