Homebuilder sentiment falls for second month in a row
Homebuilder sentiment fell again as 2021 got underway. The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index this...
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Homebuying up again, but rising mortgage rates depress refinancing
Homebuyers are still going strong. An index that tracks mortgage applications to buy homes increased 3 percent, seasonally adjusted,...
Knock hires ex-Lyft, Uber exec as first CFO
Knock, a startup that helps people buy new homes before selling their old ones, has tapped a former Lyft and Uber executive as its new CFO. The company said Michelle DeBella will report directly...
Mortgage applications reach pandemic peak
A surge in home mortgage applications has set the bar high for 2021. An index tracking applications to buy homes jumped 8 percent, seasonally adjusted, last week, up from the prior week when it...
Investors building single-family rentals to meet demand
Instead of buying houses in foreclosure and converting them to rentals, as many investors did in the last recession,...
Active home listings hit record low
It began with toilet paper, but it’s been homes for a while. Pandemic buying has whittled the number of homes for sale in the U.S. down to an all-time low. Active listings dropped below...
Mortgage applications fall during holidays even as rates sink
Low mortgage rates weren’t the presents some might have been hoping for this holiday season. Despite attractive borrowing costs,...
Jonathan Miller: Single-family markets are facing a “chronic lack of inventory”
As 2020 came to a close, The Real Deal turned to an expert for a view of some of the nation’s biggest housing markets. Miller...
Pending home sales decline for third straight month
A measure of pending home sales declined for the third consecutive month, as prices rise and inventory shrinks. The...
Home prices hit fastest growth in six years
Home prices continued to surge in October, new data show. Prices were up 8.4 percent year-over-year, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller index tracking the housing market in major metropolitan areas. Their 12-month gain...
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