New research from Fannie Mae shows that 44% of consumers say their home has become more important in recent years, with 63% citing location and 59% valuing the security it provides. Read on for more insights and tips for applying them as a real estate agent.
Homebuilders face another hurdle as Trump imposes tariffs on steel and aluminum. Rising costs, labor shortages, and trade uncertainty—here’s what’s at stake for the housing market.
From a recent Realtor.com® survey, 75% of Americans view homeownership as part of the American dream, with 59% believing it’s achievable. Millennials (69%) and Gen Z (70%) still hold homeownership as a life goal despite affordability challenges.
Will Donald Trump privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac? Learn how this potential shift could raise mortgage costs, reshape housing affordability, and impact the real estate industry.
Discover how Elon Musk and Post Malone are spotlighting Boxabl’s modular tiny homes as a solution to housing affordability. Learn how to talk to homebuyers about this option, including the full picture of the costs involved.
Apartment Therapy’s latest survey reveals the biggest challenges homebuyers face in 2024, from high prices and mortgage rates to unexpected costs. Learn what today’s buyers are prioritizing and the biggest deal breakers when shopping for homes.
Josh Sitzer of Sitzer/Burnett is co-founding Landian, a startup that offers flat-fee real estate services, aiming to make homebuying more affordable and transparent with an à la carte menu and a pay-only-if-you-close guarantee.
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.
A new Redfin report shows nearly 56,000 home purchase agreements fell through in June, accounting for 14.9% of the homes that went under contract—the highest share of any June on record since 2017.
Tom Toole shares the key questions to ask homebuyers in conversations about financing a home purchase.
Research from Click Storage highlights the top 10 budget-friendly states for 2024, with Utah at number one, followed by Tennessee and Arizona.
New reports from Zillow and Redfin highlight the origin and impact of inventory growth in 2024, as more homeowners list their homes while buyers take a step back, pushing inventory up and increasing days on market and the share of homes with price cuts.
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