Q&A Corner: REALTORS® Confidence Index The REALTORS® Confidence Index (RCI) survey gathers on-the-ground information from REALTORS® based on their real estate transactions during the month. [...]
Housing Affordability Down as Prices Rise, Incomes Fall Affordability declined in April compared to March as the median family incomes declined by 1.0% while the monthly mortgage payment [...]
By Gary Ward Ask anyone with knowledge about the real estate brokerage business and they’ll tell you; those who control the real estate listings control the real estate market. Listings are the [...]
Instant Reaction, Mortgage Rates, June 17, 2021 Mortgage rates dropped further this week, from 2.96% to 2.93%, although the Fed revised upward their forecast about inflation. By: Nadia Evangelou [...]
Instant Reaction: Housing Starts, June 16, 2021 Housing starts picked up in May. The trend since the onset of the pandemic has been notably higher single-family and subdued multifamily [...]
Instant Reaction: Retail Trade Sales June 16, 2021 While retail sales in May realized a month-over-month loss, down 1.3%, sales remain near the record high. By: Brandon Hardin Retail Properties
Q&A Corner: Profile of LGBTQ Home Buyers and Sellers Lisa Herceg, lead author of the report, discusses how to use the report, insights into the data, and the results she found to be most [...]
Vacation Home Sales Surges During Pandemic In 2020, vacation home sales rose by 16.4%, outpacing the 5.6% growth in total existing-home sales. By: Scholastica (Gay) Cororaton Vacation, Resort, [...]
