Redfin economists say this is likely to be the slowest sales year since the Great Recession as persistently high mortgage rates and low inventory spook buyers This year is likely to end with roughly 4.1 million existing home sales nationwide, the fewest since the housing bubble burst in 2008 after...
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What Will Happen to the U.S. and Global Economy in the Next 50 Years?
Renowned demographer and economist Alan Nevin's new book, The Next Half Century, tells which cities and countries will fare best With so much talk of doom and gloom in the U.S. and abroad, it is easy to worry that life will only get worse in the next half century. But according...
Home Rents Continue to Rise in Q3 2023: 73% of U.S. Cities Experienced Year-Over-Year Rent Increases
19% of the cities analyzed experienced double-digit rent increases Rentometer has released their Q3 2023 Rent Report for three-bedroom (3-BR) houses that are single-family rentals (SFRs). Rentometer collects rent data for all residential real estate asset classes, but this report is focused on...
Most Americans Would Buy a Known Haunted House to Save Money
In 2023, 63% would offer below market value on a haunted house. A staggering 72% of prospective buyers, however, would feel uncomfortable living in a haunted house. More than 1 in 4 Americans (29%) believe they've actually lived in a haunted house — up from 24% in 2022, according to new...
HOME-SELLER PROFITS CONTINUE RISING AS HOME VALUES HIT NEW HIGHS IN Q3
Profit Margins on Typical Home Sales Nationwide Increase to Almost 60 Percent; Returns Rise for Second Straight Quarter as Median U.S. Home Price Hits Another Record; Seller Profits Still Down from Year Ago Following Earlier Slide ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property and real estate...
FORECLOSURE ACTIVITY SHOWS CONTINUED RISE IN Q3, APPROACHING LEVELS SEEN BEFORE PANDEMIC
Highest Foreclosure Rates in New Jersey, South Carolina, and Delaware; Average Time to Foreclose Nationwide Hit Pre-Pandemic Levels ATTOM, a leading curator of land, property, and real estate data, released its Q3 2023 U.S. Foreclosure Market Report, which shows there were a total of 124,539...
Elevated Mortgage Rates Push Housing Sentiment Even Lower
Consumers Now Point to Mortgage Rates, not Home Prices, as Primary Hindrance to Affordability The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) decreased by 2.4 points in September to 64.5, as elevated mortgage rates further dampened already-pessimistic consumer housing...
Redfin Reports Asking Rents Flattened in September Amid Growing Apartment Supply
The median U.S. asking rent was little changed from a year earlier for the sixth straight month as an increase in the number of rentals made it harder for landlords to boost prices The median U.S. asking rent rose 0.4% year over year to $2,011 in September—the sixth straight month in which rents...
THE COUNSELORS OF REAL ESTATE® REVEALS ANNUAL TOP TEN ISSUES AFFECTING REAL ESTATE FOR 2024
Political unrest/global economic health, office occupancy and valuations, housing shortage and artificial intelligence (AI) among key issues shaping real estate's near future The Counselors of Real Estate®, a global organization of commercial property advisors, released its annual report on...








