New listings posted their second-biggest annual increase since early summer this week, and pending home sales continue to rise New listings of homes for sale are up 7.6%, the biggest year-over-year increase since June (except the four weeks ending November 24, when the increase was inflated due to...
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Zillow reveals 2024’s most popular – and most unusual – home searches
Natural language search reveals insights into how people searched for homes this year From barns to laser tag, Zillow® AI-powered natural language search revealed 2024's unique home-search trends, offering a window into what Americans wanted in their next home. This year, Zillow enhanced its...
Gray Capital’s 2025 Multifamily Forecast Highlights Positive Investment Prospects and High Housing Demand
Gray Capital, a multifamily investment firm, has published their "2025 Multifamily Forecast" report, which covers the major trends in the housing market and economy that will impact the apartment market next year. Along with these broader trends, the new report includes data on apartment supply...
Existing Home Sales Rise to Highest Level in Over a Year and a Half
Redfin reports homebuying activity picked up in November as election uncertainty dissipated and buyers grew more accustomed to elevated mortgage rates Existing home sales rose 0.7% month over month in November to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4,269,85—the highest level since March 2023....
Archwest Appoints Former CoreVest Executive Tuan Pham as Chief Marketing Officer to Expand its Platform and Enhance Client Experience
Archwest Capital ("Archwest"), a premier direct lender specializing in business-purpose financing for residential real estate investors, announced the appointment of Tuan Pham as Chief Marketing Officer. Pham, a seasoned leader in the business-purpose lending (BPL) sector, brings over 23 years of...
Hines 2025 Outlook: Turning the Corner Toward Recovery and Opportunity
2025 has the potential to be a pivotal turning point for global real estate markets, according to leading global real estate investment manager Hines’ 2025 Global Investment Outlook report. The report, titled “A New Dawn: Seizing Real Estate’s Moment of Opportunity,” highlights the key trends and...
Veterans United Predicts 2025 Will Bring More Buyers Into the Market as Rates Stabilize and Home Price Growth Moderates
Affordability Will Continue to Remain a Challenge Prompting Buyers to Rely Heavily on Seller Concessions and Creative Financing Options After five years of dramatic ups and downs, the U.S. housing market is poised for stabilization, according to Veterans United's 2025 Housing Market Outlook....
TOP 20 CITIES FOR STEM JOB GROWTH ANNOUNCED IN RCLCO’S 2024 ANNUAL STEMdex
Austin, Seattle, Denver, San Francisco, and Raleigh top the list of cities with the most momentum for STEM job growth Leading real estate advisory firm RCLCO Real Estate Consulting, announced the results of their 2024 STEM Job Growth Index (STEMdex), which projects which metropolitan areas will...
New AARP Report
Majority of Adults 50-plus Want to Age in Place, But Policies and Communities Must Catch Up AARP's national 2024 Home and Community Preferences Survey reveals that a strong majority of adults aged 50 and older (75%) wish to remain in their current homes as they age, and 73% hope to stay in their...