Record price growth, new in-demand features and a rise in virtual home touring mark the past five years in the housing market U.S. home values are up 45% since the start of the pandemic five years ago. Home values and rents shot up most significantly in Miami. There are nearly a million more $1...
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Invitation Homes Promotes Tim Lobner to Chief Operating Officer
Invitation Homes Inc. announced the promotion of Timothy J. Lobner to Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, effective March 2. Charles D. Young will continue in the role of President. “We are extremely pleased to expand the role Tim plays in the organization and at the same time...
REFINANCE ACTIVITY UP AGAIN DURING FOURTH QUARTER DESPITE BROADER U.S. DOWNTURN IN HOME MORTGAGES
Home Loans Shrink 3 Percent Quarterly as Interest Rates Climb and Sales Listings Remain Low; Purchase and Home-Equity Lending Dips While Refinance Deals Increase Again; Total Activity Still Down 60 Percent from 2021 Peak ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate...
ZOMBIE FORECLOSURES REMAIN A SMALL FRACTION OF U.S. HOUSING INVENTORY IN FIRST QUARTER OF 2025
Only One in 14,700 U.S. Homes Sit Vacant During Foreclosure, Near Five-Year Low; Zombie Foreclosures Virtually Unchanged Quarterly, Down 3 Percent Annually; Trends Hold as Overall Foreclosure Activity Remains Down ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property data, and real estate...
Economy Enters 2025 on Strong Footing as Markets Digest Policy Uncertainty
Mortgage Rates Predicted to End 2025 at 6.6 Percent but Remain Volatile Incoming gross domestic product (GDP), labor market, and inflation data point to an economy that entered 2025 with strong momentum, according to the February 2025 commentary from the Fannie Mae (OTCQB: FNMA) Economic and...
The Expanding Demand for ADU Construction Creates the Perfect Springboard for an American Industry: Exporting Mesocore American homes.
As California and other states forge forward with incentives and streamlined permitting of ADUs, or Accessory Dwelling Units, to help satisfy housing shortages, a timely opportunity to develop and perfect a world house develops. The desirable attributes are similar: their smaller yet efficient...
RE/MAX NATIONAL HOUSING REPORT FOR JANUARY 2025
New Listings and Inventory Increase While Median Sales Price Drops Month to Month Across 52 metro areas, the number of new listings in January surged 53.7% over December and was nearly the same (down just 0.1%) as in January 2024. Inventory in January rose 5.0% from December and was 30.9% higher...
Redfin Reports Housing Supply Hits Highest Level Since 2020, But Demand Falls to Lowest Level Since 2020
The typical home that sold sat on the market for 56 days—the longest of any January since 2020 Homebuyers have the most options since 2020, but few are biting because rising housing costs have made monthly payments tough to swallow. That is according to a new report from Redfin (redfin.com), the...
The price of independence is rising as the ‘singles tax’ tops $7,500
The price of living alone climbs again, with solo renters paying thousands more The "singles tax" has risen to $7,562, an increase of more than $450 from last year. New York City remains the most expensive city for solo renters, with an annual singles tax of $20,100, according to StreetEasy data....










