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Agents expect more sales, (much) lower rates in 2025
Dec 20, 2024 · Most agents in a Real Brokerage survey expect home sales to rise in 2025, with nearly a quarter hoping for a 10% bump. A John Burns survey also showed an improving outlook. A majority also believe home price growth will continue, but at a slower pace — consistent with economic forecasts. Perhaps ...
Mortgage rates at highest point since July despite cuts
1 day ago · Turning the page on another year is going to have a different feel for the real estate industry compared to the start of 2024. A year ago, 30-year fixed-rate mortgages were averaging 6.61%, with an expectation that rate cuts were coming soon.
Real estate’s moment of opportunity
Oct 23, 2024 · A closer look at the biggest opportunities. The report describes 20 specific opportunities for those in residential real estate — from agents and brokers to NAR, state and local associations, and MLSs — and they include some of the hottest topics in real estate today.
2025’s ‘defining challenge,’ and what will (or won’t) change
Dec 17, 2024 · Residential market trends have become notoriously hard to predict since the pandemic, but several 2025 forecasts appear to share some common threads.. Economic experts from Fannie Mae and Veterans United Home Loans are among the latest to offer their outlooks, providing insight into what consumers and industry professionals should expect in terms of market movement and borrowing rates next year.
Brokerage Beat: News from KW, eXp, United, Real, RE/MAX, more
Dec 21, 2024 · Editor's note: The brokerage business is a busy one, with frequent moves, mergers and milestones. Here we highlight some of the latest activity among brokerages across the U.S. Milwaukee brokerage makes move to Keller Williams A leading Milwaukee brokerage, Houseworks Collective, has affiliated ...
Housing market looking less attractive to investors
Dec 20, 2024 · Stubbornly elevated mortgage rates and home prices appear to be dampening investor enthusiasm for residential real estate. A new report from CoreLogic found that while investor activity increased between the second and third quarter, their market share remained below last year — 25% vs 28%. The firm estimates that investor market share will stay put "for the foreseeable future" unless ...
Uncertainty in 2025 clouds housing market forecasts
Dec 4, 2024 · Federal policy changes could impact real estate in surprising ways, but economists are predicting fairly modest shifts in the new year. The Trump administration’s proposals could lead to an uptick in new home construction, but also increase inflation, deterring rate cuts. Economists generally ...
Home sales rally — but that may not last as rates rise
Dec 19, 2024 · The housing market picked up steam in November, but rising mortgage rates may send it back into a winter slumber. Existing home sales experienced a rebound last month, rising 4.8% from October and increasing 6.1% year-over-year — the largest annual gain in more than four years, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors.
What agents and brokers can — and can’t — do under new MLS …
Apr 13, 2024 · Bright MLS legal counsel Brian Schneider explained the ins and outs of the NAR settlement rule changes. Here’s what real estate professionals need to know.