Magna? Chalco? Mauldin? Realtor.com rounded up the best markets for first-time homebuyers in 2022 and found that the best housing markets for first-time buyers are under the radar
The median sales price, meanwhile, soared 13.9% year over year in November as inventory plunged 13.3%, according to data released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors
Inventory across all housing types fell 0.8% from the month previous and 12% year over year to 1.25M units. Nonetheless, home sales are expected to exceed 6 million by the end of the year
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Seasonality and the Zillow exit will certainly impact this, but for the time being, iBuyers are at an all-time high, with Opendoor leading the pack
Privately owned housing starts dipped 0.7% in October while single-family housing starts dropped 3.9%, according to US Census Bureau residential construction data
A recent survey of thousands of buyers and sellers found they overwhelmingly work with agents, even as their attitudes have shifted
The median sales price of single-family existing homes increased in 99% of the 183 markets measured by the National Association of Realtors, while 78% of markets saw double-digit price gains
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This move that has significant implications for the real estate industry. Here's why
Slowed contract signings in September are a likely sign that home price growth will soon come back down to earth, NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said
Sales of new single-family homes notched a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 800,000 in September 2021, while the median sales price hit a new record of $408,800
Home prices inched up 1% in August from the previous month and soared 18.5% year over year, but annual gains may be slowing, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency
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Other iBuyers saw the signals and made adjustments while Zillow kept on buying; either it missed the signs or proceeded anyway. Regardless, it’s a timely reminder that growing an iBuyer business is challenging
74% of respondents to a National Apartment Association survey said HR, staffing and recruitment issues were one of their top 3 challenges this year
Pending home sales finally saw some positive growth in August, following two consecutive months of declines in June and July, the National Association of Realtors reported
A number of short-term rental markets saw a slowdown in August due to families going back to school and the spread of the Delta variant, but those factors aren't impacting fall and winter bookings
Sales of newly built single-family homes hit a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 740,000 in August 2021, up 1.5% from the revised July rate, according to the US Census Bureau
