Housing Market News

Lower mortgage rates attracting more homebuyers 

Sep 16, 2024By bfrize

An often misguided premise I see on social media is that lower mortgage rates are doing nothing for housing demand. That’s ok — very few people are looking at the data without an agenda. However, the point of this tracker is to show you evidence that lower rates have already changed housing data. So, let’s […]

• Housing inventory falls as mortgage rates drop 

  Sep 01, 2024By Logan Mohtashami

• Eight states now have more unsold inventory than in 2019. Here’s why. 

  Aug 30, 2024By bfrize

• Housing demand rises as inventory falls 

  Jan 28, 2024By Logan Mohtashami

• Pending home sales surged in December: NAR 

  Jan 26, 2024By Sarah Marx

• 2023 New home sales helped the economy avoid a recession  

  Jan 25, 2024By Logan Mohtashami

• Another homeowners’ insurance carrier leaves California 

  Jan 25, 2024By Brooklee Han

• Homebuilders end 2023 on a high note 

  Jan 25, 2024By Sarah Marx

• DataDigest: Fannie Mae’s market view gets rosier, but traders get more skeptical 

  Jan 24, 2024By Will Robinson

• Florida theme parks creating more housing for employees 

  Jan 23, 2024By Chris Clow

• Real estate momentum slows as interest rates rise again: Altos 

  Jan 22, 2024By Mike Simonsen

• Mortgage rates, inventory and demand rise as price cuts fall 

  Jan 20, 2024By Logan Mohtashami

Brokerage News

eXp Realty named in third sexual harassment suit 

Jan 23, 2024By Brooklee Han

The top-ranked brokerage in the country by transaction sides, eXp Realty, is facing another lawsuit alleging sexual harassment at the firm.

• MV Realty banned from North Carolina 

  Jan 22, 2024By Brooklee Han

• Top mega team joins The Real Brokerage 

  Jan 22, 2024By Brooklee Han

• The Agency welcomes three top producers in Seattle  

  Jan 09, 2024By Sarah Marx

• Coldwell Banker welcomes Austin-based luxury brokerage 

  Jan 08, 2024By Sarah Marx

• eXp Realty picks up two top Texas teams  

  Jan 08, 2024By Sarah Marx

• A top NYC broker returns to Compass 

  Jan 05, 2024By Sarah Marx

• Reffkin trades in Compass stock for $7M cash bonus 

  Jan 03, 2024By Brooklee Han

• Mortgage rates — not commission lawsuits — will be the story in 2024 for publicly traded brokerages 

  Dec 26, 2023By Brooklee Han

• NYT article alleges ‘yearslong pattern of predatory behavior’ by two eXp agents 

  Dec 15, 2023By Brooklee Han

• Greg Hart to leave Compass as the firm eliminates COO role 

  Dec 13, 2023By Brooklee Han

• Seattle-based Coldwell Banker franchise to separate from NAR in 2024 

  Dec 04, 2023By Sarah Marx