Mortgage Applications Increase for Fourth Straight Week
With the war in Iran causing market volatility this past week including an average mortgage rate increase from below and...
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The New First Showing Is Online
Above, a listing photo of a room staged by Alexandria Pearl. Homes are not purchased with logic alone. They are...
Homesmart: The Next Chapter
Above, photo credit: Maximillian Conacher While bringing a period of quiet uncertainty for much of the real estate industry, 2025...
Homebuilders Identify Key Long-Term Forces Shaping Housing Demand and Industry Health
U.S. homebuilders say a mix of demographic, economic and technological forces will significantly influence the long-term health of the home-building...
Consolidation in Residential Real Estate: Why Financial Intelligence Matters More Than Ever
The residential real estate industry is experiencing an unprecedented wave of consolidation and change. Change creates challenges—but it also creates...
Home-Price Growth Decelerating Into 2026, With Regional Trends Mixed: Report
Home-price growth continued to slow in 2026, according to the latest Cotality data, pointing to the oh-so awaited beginnings of...
Rising Construction Costs Indicate Long Road Back to Affordability
As inflation and economic challenges continue to put pressure on the housing construction industry, rising construction costs may point to...
Economists Warn ‘Wartime Inflation’ Could Push Rates Higher
After a brief dip into the fives, mortgage rates ticked back up this week and will likely continue to rise...
Rechat and Canva Launch Integration to Instantly Turn Listing Data Into On-Brand Marketing
Rechat announces a strategic integration with Canva that allows agents and brokerages to seamlessly transform live listing data into polished,...
Refinance Activity Increases to Strongest Pace Since 2022
Overall applications for home purchases increased for the third-straight week while refinance activity increased for the fourth, their lowest level...
What Recent Pre-Marketing Studies Say About Pricing, Policy and Privacy
How can the industry (and you) use data to steer policy and clients in a direction that best serves everyone—whether that is toward “seller choice” or “transparency,” or perhaps both? Read more.
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