Pending Home Sales Heat Up in August
Homes under contract saw a slight jolt in August as lower rates and the summer buying season ended on a high note, according to the latest data from the National… Read more »
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Home Sales Attempt to Recover After 2.4% Slide in March
As affordability constraints and lack of inventory remains a struggle for many potential homebuyers, existing-home sales edged lower in March, according to the National Association of Realtors. New data revealed… Read more »
Overcoming Housing’s Acute Inventory Shortage
The shortage of housing—of both the affordable and merely available variety—is a forefront issue for housing-policy decision-makers, and is at the center of many recent studies aiming to gain understanding and… Read more »
Buffini Makes ‘Bold Predictions’ About Upcoming Year’s Real Estate Market
It’s safe to say that 2020 threw everyone for a loop. The coronavirus pandemic has impacted the lives of billions of people worldwide, and perhaps the most surprising element of… Read more »
Experts Anticipate ‘Strong Activity’ for the 2021 Housing Market
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) released a 2021 consensus outlook on the economy and housing market at its virtual Real Estate Forecast Summit. The consensus includes predictions from more… Read more »
Future of remote work unclear, according to NAR
Since the pandemic caused many employers to shift employees to remote work – some indefinitely – homeowners have left cramped spaces in large cities and retreated to more suburban and… Read more »
Homebuilder Confidence on the Rise
According to the latest National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes rose an impressive seven points to 37…. Read more »
The Week Ahead: Will Housing Starts, Permits Rebound?
The U.S. Census Bureau will release its latest number surrounding housing starts, permits, and completions for April. Numbers last month for March found housing data fell off the cliff. Housing… Read more »