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.
Here are 25 new email subject lines for real estate agents to use during the holiday season.
Zillow released its November market report with some encouraging news for homebuyers as lower rates and slight declines in home values bring small improvements to housing affordability as sellers add new inventory and are more likely than normal to cut prices.
A new Redfin report shows homebuyers earning the national median income ($78,642) in 2023 would have spent 41.4% on housing costs for the median-priced home ($408,806), making 2023 the least affordable year on record. But there’s hope for 2024.
This week in BAM brings new 2024 housing market predictions, new lawsuits, new legislation, Grant Cardone script controversy, field-tested agent tactics and marketing tips, the best iPhone camera settings for real estate content, and much more!
A new report by RentCafe highlights the zip codes where renters get the most space for the national average rent of $1,700 a month—as well as zip codes where renters get the least space for that amount.
ATTOM released their 2023 analysis of the best days of the year to buy a home. And while the month of October still offers homebuyers the lowest premiums, January 9 emerged as the best day of the year for buying a home
A new LendingTree survey of over 2,000 U.S. consumers shows 44% of Americans believe the housing market could crash in the next year. Another 31% are unsure.
What’s more surprising (or not) is that 35% overall are hoping for a crash.
The Broke Agent shares his best content ideas for real estate agents for December 2023.
A new analysis of all 50 states by Home Stratosphere reveals the 10 most affordable states for renters, along with the 10 least affordable.
Thanksgiving is tomorrow! Are you ready for the questions you’ll be asked by your guests at the Thanksgiving table? Here are some of the questions agents remember from years past—and what you can do to prepare.
To keep you entertained this holiday season, here are 10 Thanksgiving memes that only real estate agents will truly appreciate.
Tom Toole shares a conversation he had with Brian Blouch, a sales manager on his team, about the cornerstones of intentional conversations—and what agents can do to inspire confidence and build trust.
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