Do Presidential Elections Impact the Housing Market?
Conventional wisdom has held that the housing market slows in the months leading up to a presidential election. However, data ...
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A ‘Weird’ Economy and ‘Ugly’ Rate-Locks: Experts Say 2024’s Market Still an Enigma
Above, CoreLogic Chief Economist Selma Hepp. Photo credit: AJ Canaria WASHINGTON D.C.—The economy right now is “weird.” It also might be ...
Are We Seeing More Contracts Fall Through?
Closing a deal for your client feels like crossing the finish line, but there’s always the potential for the contract ...
Latest CPI Data Shows Lowest Inflation Since 2021
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) was up 0.2% from June to July 2024 and up 2.9% from a year ago, ...
Bright MLS Lowers Projections for Sales, Inventory as Affordability Stings Buyers
An expensive market has long been a pressing issue at the forefront of potential home purchases for young homebuyers, and ...
Why Frustrated Buyers are Dropping Out of the Market
It’s not a buyer’s market in residential real estate right now—and many buyers are dropping out in the face of ...
Spring Sales Down, But Million-Dollar Listings Boom
Existing-home sales receded in April, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) latest report, released May 22. All four ...
Inflation Eases in April; Good News for Potential Fed Rate Cut
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) increased 0.3% in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, after rising 0.4% in March, the ...
Bright MLS Releases Latest Mid-Atlantic Housing Update
Bright MLS, which covers the mid-Atlantic regions of the eastern United States, has published its latest report chronicling changes (and ...
Report: Myths and Facts on Buyer-Agent Commissions and the MLS
Above, Lisa Sturtevant and Brian Schneider After its new report, Dispelling Myths About Real Estate Commissions and the MLS, was ...
Smart Kitchen Gadgets Worth Buying…and Ones to Avoid
“The smartest kitchen is not the one with the most gadgets,” says one expert on kitchens. “It is the one where every product has a job, every surface is easy to use and the person cooking does not feel surrounded by things that are in the way.” Read more.
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