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New listings slump. Have home sellers already called it quits?
New listings have finally emerged from a two-year slump, but we may have already hit the seasonal peak. Are home sellers done for the year?
AI assistant Shilo closes $2.6 million seed funding round
The funding round was led by AZ-VC, and Shilo said the funds will help accelerate product development and go-to market expansion.
Tech Pulse: Compass touts AI platform, Prudent AI launches non-QM tool
This new weekly series highlights the latest in technology — from tools and integrations to trends — shaping mortgage and real estate.
Mortgage rates should drop below 7% as housing demand picks up
Mortgage rates are already in the low 7s and people are seriously talking about Fed rate cuts in 2024.
What will lower mortgage rates do to spring housing inventory?
Lower mortgage rates tend to take housing supply off the market and demand has been picking up lately as rates have fallen.
Fannie Mae on Q4: Existing home sales will be lowest since 2010
Fannie Mae expects Q4 seasonally adjusted existing home sales to be 3.9 million on an annualized basis – the lowest since Q3 2010.
HousingWire Magazine: May 2021
From the pandemic’s impact on the capital markets to the 40 executives who are driving the housing economy forward, the May HousingWire Magazine digs into the secondary market and the leaders in it.
The future of U.S. real estate commissions
You know what’s annoying? Telling someone the Internet has made their life a lot easier. Few professions are told that more repeatedly than real estate agents.
Are U.S. real estate commissions illegal?
In part two of our three-part series on real estate commissions, we explore anti-trust lawsuits and NAR’s defense for 5-to-6% total commissions on home sales. HW+ Premium Content
