Claudia Larsen

While 2026 has been shaping up so far as a distinct improvement in the housing market, lingering affordability and housing...

Continuing challenges to affordability—namely higher construction and financing costs—once again kept builder confidence in the negative territory, according to the...

While 2025 overall was markedly disappointing for homebuilders, large jumps in new construction at the end of the year seem...

While mortgage originations remain constrained due to affordability concerns, refinancing is driving increased activity as mortgage rates have come down...

January appears to be looking up in terms of inflation as the latest data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics...

FirstTeam®, a member of Leading Real Estate Companies of the World® (LeadingRE), has announced the next phase of its national...

Despite the single-digit temperatures and icy sidewalks in Worcester, Massachusetts, last week, the crowd gathered at the DCU Convention Center...

Slow inventory recovery, coupled with major snowstorms across half of the country, put a massive halt on existing-home sales in...

Even though 2026 is looking brighter, affordability—not just in homebuying but in homeownership—continues to face challenges as the market works...

For many agents, a closing gift marks the end of a transaction. But for clients, it’s often just the beginning...