Mortgage Rates Continue Their Fall Below 7%
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage continued its fall below 7% this week, averaging 6.67% this week, down from the previous week’s...
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Leading Economic Index Fell Again in November
The Conference Board Leading Economic Index (LEI) for the U.S. declined by 0.5% in November to 103, following a decline...
NAR, Big Brokerages Seek Immediate Judgment in Moehrl Case With Trial Looming
In a flurry of filings, defendants in the Moehrl commission class action lawsuit, which is currently the closest to a...
Existing-Home Sales Up a Bit in November, but Down 7.3% Year-Over-Year
Existing-home sales grew in November, breaking a streak of five consecutive monthly declines, according to the National Association of REALTORS®...
DOJ Rejects Amended Lawsuit Settlement, Still Seeking to Intervene in MLS PIN Case
The Department of Justice (DOJ), which has remained dogged in its investigation of alleged antitrust behavior in the real estate...
Mortgage Applications Reverse Course
Following a strong seven-week stretch of increases, mortgage applications fell 1.5% this week, down from last week’s 7.4% rise, according...
Home Flipping Activity Falls Again in Q3
72,543 homes in the United States were flipped in the Q3, or one of every 14 home sales nationwide (7.2%),...
Rent Prices Continue Seven Month Fall
The median U.S. asking rent fell $12 to $1,717 in November, the seventh consecutive month of year-over-year declines, according to...
NAR President: Regardless of Burnett Verdict, Buyer Agent Still a Must for Most
Above: Tracy Kasper In her most detailed comments regarding the state of the residential real estate industry since the Burnett...
Housing Starts See Large Gains in November
Housing starts continued their three-month rise, following a 7% gain in September and a 1.9% gain in October, according to...
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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