Dr. Jessica Lautz

Dr. Jessica Lautz is vp of demographics and behavioral insights for the National Association of REALTORS®.

Posts by Dr. Jessica Lautz

Cash Rules, New Study Finds

Since October 2022, the share of buyers purchasing their home without a mortgage has consistently been more than one-quarter of the market. The share is collected monthly in the REALTORS® Confidence Index and includes buyers who purchased primary homes, investors and vacation buyers. These all-cash homebuyers are happily avoiding the higher mortgage interest rates, which…

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5 Key Reasons FSBOs Regret Not Using a Real Estate Agent

Some homeowners think selling their properties with no agent will save gobs of money on commissions. Almost always they come to regret it, settling on a price that could have been better, not to mention spending way more time on the process than they envisioned Read more.

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