The Mortgage Bankers Association’s 2025 forecast predicts total mortgage origination volume will rise to $2.3 trillion, up from $1.79 trillion in 2024. Purchase originations are expected to increase by 13%, totaling $1.46 trillion by 2025.
The Broke Agent shares five things real estate agents can do while sitting empty open houses.
A new analysis by Zillow and StreetEasy shows nearly half of U.S. renter households are burdened by high rent costs, with Gen Z renters facing the greatest challenges. Meanwhile, back in 2012, millennial renters had it slightly worse.
According to a new study from Realtor.com®, the Federal Reserve’s recent rate cuts are poised to significantly impact real estate markets with the highest shares of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage, particularly in Washington D.C. and Denver.
Forbes reports on how top U.S. homebuilders, including Tom Bradbury of Smith Douglas Homes and Kathy Britton of Perry Homes, have become billionaires amid the housing shortage.
A new Realtor.com report shows falling mortgage rates increased homebuyers’ purchasing power by $74,000 nationwide in August 2024 compared to October 2023.
At yesterday’s FOMC press conference, Fed Chair Jerome Powell announced a 50 basis point cut to the federal funds rate, the first reduction since COVID. Here’s a breakdown of his statements about housing.
According to Realtor.com, the best week to buy a home in 2024 is from September 29 through October 5, with potential savings of over $14,000 compared to peak summer prices.
Fannie Mae’s latest Home Price Expectations Survey predicts slower home price growth in 2024 and 2025. The panel also estimates a shortage of 2.8 million homes in the U.S.
No matter who’s running or who wins, historically, the U.S. housing market has reacted to election year tensions in the month of November, if only temporarily, with changes to home sales, prices, and mortgage rates.
Realtor.com® reveals the 10 easiest and 10 hardest U.S. housing markets for today’s homebuyers, analyzing key metrics like median list prices, inventory changes, and market pace to highlight where buyers have the most and least leverage.
On Friday, August 16, 2024, Vice President Kamala Harris announced her plan to provide up to $25K in down payment assistance for first-time buyers who have paid their rent on time for two years.
Byron Lazine released a long form video providing context for a YouTube Short published a year ago on “Why Business Cards Suck & What To Do Instead.” Here he explains his position on business cards and presents more effective ways to be memorable.
HousingWire Lead Analyst Logan Mohtashami joined Byron Lazine and Lisa Chinatti on the Knowledge Brokers Podcast to discuss, among other things, whether to expect 5% mortgage rates in 2024—and how to respond when consumers ask about rates.
Zillow’s latest findings show an annual increase of more than $100 in the cost of renting alone, with today’s “singles tax” amounting to an average of $7,110 a year.
In this week’s episode of The Real Word, Byron Lazine and Nicole White discuss comments by four real estate CEOs on the portal wars.
ATTOM released its Year End 2023 Home Sales Report showing the first drop in home selling profits in over a decade amid modest home price gains.
Tom Toole breaks down the three reasons why a buyer or seller might say, “I already have an agent” and provides scripts with questions you can ask (in two of the three scenarios) to handle this objection and convert more leads.
Ken Pozek’s IG Reel is a mini masterclass on strong video hooks. It leads with a question that gets people thinking, “What have I missed?” or “If I don’t watch this, what will I miss?” The FOMO is strong with this one.
Zillow released a new report showing over 20% of homeowners are now considering selling their homes within three years, largely due to the drop in mortgage rates and overall (though slight) improvement in housing affordability.
Krys Benyamein shares three new Instagram updates you need to know about if you’re looking to level up your social media content in 2024.
Haley Ingram of Coffee & Contracts shares the five things she’s doing to avoid burnout in 2024.
Zillow released its top 10 list of the hottest real estate markets for 2024, and Buffalo, New York sits at number one, followed by Cincinnati, Columbus, and other relatively affordable U.S. metros.
This week in BAM brings our first 2024 BAM event announcement, the ‘silver tsunami,’ a notable drop in NAR membership, two of the best ads for Instagram, 4 tips for mastering time management, how to leverage social media for geographic farming, and more.
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