Category: General

Sharing of real estate industry information you may not know

The rate obsession is fading. Here’s what’s replacing it

For most of the past two years, the mortgage industry has been organized around a single question: When will rates come down? Sales pipelines, marketing campaigns and recruiting pitches all… Read more »

Inventory is rising, but homes are selling faster

Rising inventory has often meant homes are taking longer to sell. That may be starting to shift in 2026. New HousingWire data suggests the 2026 housing market is becoming more… Read more »

Is housing inventory about to turn negative year over year?

Is housing inventory about to go negative? Since mid-June 2025 I’ve been writing that housing market dynamics have shifted, which we could already see in our HousingWire data while it… Read more »

Housing demand is up and inventory is down, even with Iran conflict

In the crazy world of economics, with all the drama last week, it was a pretty normal housing week. Housing data showed year-over-year growth, weekly pending home sales rose, inventory… Read more »

Weekly pending home sales back to year-over-year growth as we head into spring

Weekly pending home sales, which had shown year-over-year growth up until the late-January snowstorm, got back on track with year-over-year growth again last week. One thing to remember about our… Read more »

The impact of lower mortgage rates on housing inventory

Year-over-year housing inventory growth has slowed to single digits, from 33% at one point last year to 9.99%. 2026 is off and running, and we had another crazy week of… Read more »