
Consumers’ Housing Market Perceptions vs. Reality
The results of a new Opendoor survey reveal an inconsistency in market expectations, along with shared concerns and areas where buyers and sellers can meet in the middle.

The results of a new Opendoor survey reveal an inconsistency in market expectations, along with shared concerns and areas where buyers and sellers can meet in the middle.

The latest development in AI home valuation tools is a new Plunk partnership with Milestones.ai. It provides nationwide access to AI-powered home remodeling insights and project recommendations.

According to a new Redfin report, asking rents across the U.S. are flattening as rental supply catches up with renter demand and vacancies rise. Continued rent increases in the Midwest and Northeast offset significant drops in Sun Belt metros.

Zillow’s April 2023 Housing Market Report shows a market strongly in favor of sellers as rising demand meets low inventory.

The Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index® (HPSI) continued its recent upward trend in April, climbing 5.5 points to 66.8—the highest since May 2022.

New research from Home Bay on renting vs. buying shows that renting a home is cheaper than buying one in 45 of the 50 most populous U.S. metros. In 22 of those metros, rent prices are within 20% of monthly mortgage payments.

The latest quarterly report from the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) shows nearly seven out of 10 (152 of 221) U.S. metros saw home price gains in Q1 2023 as 30-year fixed mortgage rates hovered between 6.1% and 6.7%.

MrBeast bought an entire neighborhood in the area where he grew up, starting with his first home purchase in 2018 for $318,000, followed by his second in 2020 and three others a year later, all centered around a cul-de-sac just outside Greenville, NC.

Here are seven Airbnb scams to watch out for to protect yourself and your clients and community. Plus, ChatGPT gives scammers an easy way to create convincing fake reviews.

Instagram now lets users react to Instagram Stories using a green screen filter. Users viewing Stories from people who follow them back may see in-app notifications inviting them to try the new feature. Here is how to use this new feature.

NAR has released highlights from the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings, with quotes from Doug Holtz-Eakin and Dana Peterson discussing the debt limit, the long-term cost of social programs, and the impact of institutional investors.

Realtor.com has released its Monthly Housing Trends Report for April 2023, revealing how a lack of sellers is impacting the spring housing market as buyers have a harder time finding homes and affording them with higher rates and home prices.