How High Mortgage Rates Are Impacting the Housing Market—and Consumers’ Moods
In August, mortgage rates surpassed 7%, hitting a more than two-decade high. At the beginning of 2023, most housing-market watchers ...
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Protecting the Past Without Defining the Future Is Not a Strategy
For the past several decades, the MLS has maintained data quality and efficiency rules that benefit all. We are the ...
Three Ways the Pandemic Impacted the Housing Market Long-Term
The Covid-19 pandemic did more than temporarily change how and where people live. Government actions over the past three years, ...
Affordability a Major Factor for People Moving to Other States in Post-Pandemic Time
The COVID-19 pandemic led to lockdowns and shut-ins, but it also created opportunities for movers. Whether households made a long-distance ...
On-MLS Sales Fetch $50k Premiums: Study
It’s a tale as old as time. The FSBO who plans to forgo the traditional real estate process until a ...
Regional Spotlight: Mid-Atlantic Buyers Paying More for Fewer Choices
Across the Mid-Atlantic, markets are suffering from low inventory, prompting prices to rise and buyers to have to dish out ...
Slowing Job Growth Muddles Rate Debate
A labor market that for months seemingly shrugged off the Federal Reserve’s heavy hand finally appears to be slowing, as ...
How Millennials Are Changing the Home-Buying Process (And How They Aren’t)
The large millennial population is in prime first-time home-buying age, driving demand and competing for the ongoing scarcity of homes ...
Huge Increase in New-Home Sales Sweeps Up First-Time Buyers
Adding to a slew of recent positive news around housing, the latest data shows new-home sales rising significantly in May, ...
Deciphering the Misunderstood Housing Market
The headlines can sometimes be alarming: “Home sales activity at a decade low.” “Prices are collapsing.” “The market is set ...
How Real Estate Pros Defuse the Stressors of Today’s Real Estate Industry
RISMedia asked several longtime pros to share their thoughts about how they perceive the profession now, as well as their coping strategies. Read more.
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