Harvard Report Shines Light on Affordability Crisis and ‘Alarming’ Rates of Housing Cost Burden
The Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) of Harvard University recently released its annual “State of the Nation’s Housing,” and ...
Tag: Existing-Home Sales
Home Prices Hit Record High
Existing-home sales slightly declined in May as the median sales price climbed to a record high, according to the National ...
Brokers Strongly Favor Raising Standards for Real Estate Licenses
Between the critics who have promulgated accusations of real estate price-fixing and conspiracy, and the brokers who have long championed ...
Spring Sales Down, But Million-Dollar Listings Boom
Existing-home sales receded in April, according to the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) latest report, released May 22. All four ...
NAR Chief Economist Predicts Falling Long-Term Interest Rates, Rising Existing-Home Sales in 2024
The National Association of REALTORS®’ Chief Economist Lawrence Yun forecasted that interest rates will fall in the long term, 2024 ...
Brokers See Inventory, Demand Surge as Sentiment Defies Looming NAR Changes
RISMedia’s latest Broker Confidence Index (BCI) is offering a potentially very positive preview of 2024’s spring and summer market, with ...
Existing-Home Sales Decline in March
After a promising start to the year, existing-home sales declined 4.3% in March, to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of ...
Broker Confidence Slides Alongside Higher Rates and Hesitant Consumers
Leaning into the stiff headwind of 7% mortgage rates and facing the prospect of more turbulence from the macroeconomy, brokers ...
2024: The Year of ‘Life Happens’
2023’s housing market ended with a whimper. There were just over four million existing home sales nationwide last year, the ...
NAR: Existing Home Sales Rose in January
Following a drop to its lowest level in three decades by the end of last year, existing-home sales reversed course ...
‘Greenwashing’ Is Deceptive Labeling of a Property to Make It Look More Environmentally Friendly
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