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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[Video] One housing issue keeps this expert up at night
Dec 14, 2016Inventory shortages — two words that plague would-be homebuyers and the housing economy overall. Laurie Goodman, codirector of the Housing Finance Policy Center with the Urban Institute, recently sat down with HousingWire to explain why the lack of housing availability keeps her up at night.
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HereÕ why economists can’t agree on 2017 housing predictions
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NAR forecasts minimal gain in home sales for 2017
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Homeowners nearly hit the mark on estimating home prices
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Zillow gives 6 predictions for housing in 2017
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FHFA makes it official: Fannie, Freddie required to open credit box to “underserved”
Dec 13, 2016 -
Here are RedfinÕ 7 housing predictions for 2017. Spoiler: Homes will fly off the market
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Foreclosure inventory decreases more than 30% in October
Dec 13, 2016 -
Real estate agent murdered under mysterious circumstances
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HUD awards $132 million for revitalization of distressed neighborhoods
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Monday Morning Cup of Coffee: Here’s what we know about Trump’s housing team
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Bay Area suddenly heats up again
Dec 09, 2016