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Metros Where Falling Mortgage Rates Could Spark the Most Change

Metros Where Falling Mortgage Rates Could Spark the Most Change

Washington DC, Denver, CO, Virginia Beach, VA, Raleigh, NC, and Seattle, WA lead the top 5 metros with the highest share of mortgaged homeowners As mortgage rates drift into the low 6% range following the Federal Reserve's recent rate cut, a new Realtor.com® report found that metros with younger,...

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REAL ESTATE INVESTORS ACCOUNT FOR 33% OF Q2 2025 HOME PURCHASES

REAL ESTATE INVESTORS ACCOUNT FOR 33% OF Q2 2025 HOME PURCHASES

Investors own 20% of residential homes in the U.S. Smallest investors dominate, with over 90% market share Real estate investors purchased 33% of all single-family residential properties sold in the second quarter of 2025, the highest percentage of investor purchases in the last five years...

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Blackstone Real Estate Announces Key Leadership Appointments

Blackstone Real Estate Announces Key Leadership Appointments

Katie Keenan appointed CEO of BREIT and Global Head of Core+ Real Estate Tim Johnson appointed CEO of BXMT Blackstone announced several senior leadership updates within its Real Estate business. BREIT and Core+ LeadershipKatie Keenan has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and a Director...

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REMAX NATIONAL HOUSING REPORT FOR AUGUST 2025

REMAX NATIONAL HOUSING REPORT FOR AUGUST 2025

Home Sales Ease as New Listings Growth Streak Ends; Prices Rose Slightly Year Over Year U.S. home sales dipped in August, falling 1.6% from August 2024 and 5.5% from July 2025. The slowdown coincided with the end of a 17-month streak of year-over-year growth in new listings, which dropped 5.9%...

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HOME FLIPPING PROFIT MARGINS HIT 17-YEAR LOW IN SECOND QUARTER

HOME FLIPPING PROFIT MARGINS HIT 17-YEAR LOW IN SECOND QUARTER

The typical flipped home generates 25.1 percent return on investment; Median investor purchase price for flipped homes hits high of $259,700 ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate analytics, released its second quarter 2025 U.S. Home Flipping Report showing that 78,621...

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