Unemployment Rises Slightly to 3.6%
The U.S. added 311,000 jobs in February, and unemployment saw a minor increase to 3.6%, according to the latest Employment...
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Biden’s Budget Proposal: What’s in It for Real Estate?
On March 9 President Joe Biden released his proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Facing significant uncertainty around a...
Mortgage Mix: Rates Increase, but so Do Applications
Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday. According...
THE PLAYBOOK: How to Bring Clarity to the Real Estate Process
Editor’s Note: The Playbook is a RISMedia weekly segment centering on what brokers and agents are doing to ensure they...
WATCH: OneKey® MLS CEO Talks Affordable Housing, Mortgage Rates and the Industry’s Growth
When a real estate professional with more than four decades of experience talks, people best listen. Richard Haggerty has seen...
Powell Signals Higher Rates, Is Pressed on Housing
A hawkish Jerome Powell, testifying before Congress this week, made it clear that he is worried about recent economic indicators...
Mortgage Rates on the Rise for Fifth Straight Week
The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 6.73% this week, its fifth-straight week of increases and edging upwards of 7%, according...
Annual Home-Price Growth Continues Single-Digit Slowdown in January
Home prices continued their gradual free fall in January, with the 5.5% annual gain down for the ninth straight month...
Broker Confidence Flat, With All Eyes on Spring Inventory
After a tumultuous period that saw real estate markets begin pulling back from historic heights almost exactly a year ago,...
Housing Supply Continues to Lag Household Formations in 2022
The market is missing up to 6.5 million new single-family homes, the result of more than a decade of underbuilding...
3 Questions Every Agent Should Ask Hesitant Buyers
In today’s market, agents who move deals forward aren’t the most aggressive; they’re the most curious. The right questions don’t pressure buyers into action; they help buyers articulate what’s holding them back. Read more.
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