NAR Leader Pushes Back at ‘External Commentary Purported to Tell Our Story for Us’
In a letter entitled, “The Real Story” emailed to members of the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and posted to...
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January Sees a Notable Drop in Housing Starts
January saw a notable drop in housing starts across the country—dropping 14.8% from December—to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.33...
Consumer Sentiment Continues to Warm in February
Consumers' feelings continue to thaw toward the economy this winter, according to the latest data from the University of Michigan....
Mortgage Mix: Rates Show Moderate Rise While Applications Pull Back
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon....
DOJ Calls for “Decoupled” Commissions in Rebuke of Lawsuit Settlement
In a lengthy and methodical court filing late last night, lawyers for the Department of Justice (DOJ) excoriated a recently...
Mortgage Rates Rise This Week
The 30-year-fixed-rate mortgage average 6.77% this week, up from last week’s average of 6.64%, according to the latest Primary Mortgage...
Multifamily Construction Decreases, but Completions Rise This Year
A Yardi Matrix Multifamily Supply Forecast update predicts that the company’s Q4 2023 report is still on course: new construction...
Builder Confidence Rises for Third Consecutive Month
Continuous rate pauses from the Fed coupled with cooling mortgage rates have homebuilders feeling more and more positive, according to...
Anywhere Q4 and Overall 2023 Results: More Losses in ‘Incredibly Difficult Year’
In a combined Q4 and full-year 2023 earnings call Feb. 15, Anywhere Real Estate reported falling revenue of $1.250 billion...
Economists Weigh in on the Future of First-Time Buyers
Although we're in the midst of a market correction, the future of the housing market is still up in the...
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