NAR’s existing-home sales forecast for 2025 gets a haircut
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) was one of the more bullish forecasters of the 2025 housing market, but the trade group has revised its outlook.
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What went wrong at Redfin?
Redfin launched with the intention of redefining the real estate industry, but in a turbulent housing market, its signature innovation may have ultimately ended its run as a standalone company.
Keller Williams might spark a trend of brokerages to tap private equity
It’s fair to ask if Stone Point Capital’s investment in Keller Williams is the first of other private equity infusions in real estate brokerages.
Will mortgage rates allow for ‘peak’ homebuying season?
It’s quite obvious that stubbornly high mortgage rates slowed down early season homebuyers in the first quarter of 2025. Our weekly pending home sales data continues to run about 3% below last year.
2025 could be the last year of inventory shortage
New data shows many signs that 2025 may be the final year of widespread housing inventory shortages, as long as certain factors align.
Gen Z seeking inventive homeownership paths
Gen Z is carving a variety of paths to homeownership, seeking to overcome continued uncertainty with affordability and inventory.
Foreclosures are drying up — and it’s showing in sales data
Foreclosure activity has declined significantly since the housing crisis of the late 2000s, and distressed home marketplace Auction.com reported this week that it expects the number of foreclosure-auction sales in 2025 to drop to the second-lowest total on record.
Will we see home prices decline in 2025?
Homes sales have been down for weeks. But prices could turn negative this spring, according to new data from Altos Research.
Foreclosure activity subsided in 2024. Is it a sign of housing market stability?
Attom’s newest foreclosure report noted that filings were down 10% from 2023 and down 35% from pre-pandemic levels in 2019.
Here’s why Trump’s presidency is keeping agents up at night
Building material costs, skilled labor supply and affordable housing options were top-of-mind issues in a survey of 1,200 real estate pros.