THE PLAYBOOK: What You Must Tell First-Time Homebuyer Clients ASAP
One of the true joys for most REALTORSⓡ is working with house-hunting newbies. They’re usually wide-eyed and excited as they...
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With Q2 Losses Lessened and Agents Added, Fathom Execs Upbeat on Future
In what has been a challenging year for most residential real estate companies, with tight inventory and higher-than-hoped-for mortgage rates,...
Mortgage Rates Rise for the Third Straight Week
Seeing a third-straight week of mortgage rate hikes, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.96% this week, up from last...
Affordability Crisis Grows as ‘Overvalued’ Markets Stabilize
The truism of “location, location, location” may no longer be the end-all, be-all of housing choice. For now—and maybe for...
HGAR Announces $500,000 in Relief Assistance Now Available
The Hudson Gateway Association of REALTORS® (HGAR) has announced that the National Association of REALTORS®’ Realtors Relief Foundation (RRF) has...
How the Agent’s Role Is Evolving as Immigrants Carve New Path to Homeownership
Immigrants will soon be the primary driver of new housing demand. That is not news—demographers have long predicted that the...
Mortgage Applications Decrease for Third Straight Week
Mortgage applications decreased for the third-straight week, down another 3.1% from last week’s 3.0% dip, according to the latest Weekly...
Compass CEO Takes Good With the Bad in Mixed Q2 Performance
The cooling effect that the housing market has endured this year hasn't done many favors for brokerages, but one could...
Consumer Spending Data Provides Further Signs of Cooling Inflation
In the wake of the Federal Reserve ending its short-lived “pause” on rate hikes, the latest personal consumption expenditure (PCE)...
Fed Provides Little Clarity After Raising Rates to 22-Year High
An unsurprising 25-basis-point rate hike announced by the Federal Reserve today–something that real estate economists urged against–is placing the housing...
6 Key Numbers Buyers Must Examine Before Committing
“The rate should never be treated as a yes-or-no answer,” says Nick Nastos, founder of Chicago’s Property Shop. “I would be more concerned about a buyer closing with no emergency fund than one accepting a slightly higher rate with a manageable payment and cash still in the... Read more.
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