Results of the 2018 National Association of Realtors Member Profile
In 2018, there was a continued rise in new members of the National Association of REALTORS (NAR), increasing from 1.22 million in March 2017 to […]
Residential Real Estate
Housing Affordability Falls Further in Q3
Housing affordability remained at a 10-year low in the third quarter of 2018, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Opportunity Index. “Continuing home price appreciation […]
The Average Home Buyers Need 7.2 Years to Save a Down Payment
Using the national median incomes and home values of today, buyers these days need an extra year and a half, for 7.2 years total, to […]
U.S. Housing Supply Posts First Annual Gain in 3 Years
For the first time in nearly three years, the number of homes for sale increased year over year, albeit slightly, up 0.2 percent from last […]
Three More Metrics Point to a Softening Housing Market
A couple of months ago, we pointed out bearish news in the housing market as represented by a rising number of price cuts as well […]
Keller Williams and Reaology Join the iBuyer Fray
National real estate firm Keller Williams (KW) announced it was launching its own iBuyer program, which allows homeowners to list and sell their homes for […]
Keller Williams Makes Substantial Investments in New Technology
Keller Williams has acquired SmarterAgent, a platform that connects more than 650 multiple listing services and allows brokers and agents to create branded real estate […]
Govt. Regulation Adds 30 Percent to the Cost of a Multifamily Development
Regulation imposed by all levels of government (whether local, state or federal) accounts for 32.1 percent of the cost of an average multifamily development, according […]
Freddie Mac Offers Financing Incentives to Landlords Who Cap Rent Increases
Freddie Mac, the country’s largest backer of apartment loans, is rolling out a new program that will offer lower-cost financing to owners who agree to […]
A Decade After the Housing Crisis: Is Another Bubble About to Burst?
September 15, 2018 marks the tenth anniversary of the collapse of Lehman Brothers, generally considered the beginning of the 2008 global financial crisis, a crisis […]