According to a new report, the market will continue to be characterized by highly competitive buyers trying to snap up any and all available inventory.
Read More »October Home Prices Hold Steady
Amid a larger inventory drought and increasing mortgage rates, Realtor.com reported that October home prices held steady from the previous month. But is the number of homes actively for sale following suit?
Read More »Home Price Growth Surges as Homebuyers Outnumber Sellers
While elevated mortgage rates continue to deter many home sellers from listing, an increase in homebuying competition is fueling a rise in home prices. According to a new market report from Zillow, typical U.S. home values grew by 1.4% from April to May, marking the strongest monthly appreciation since June 2022.
Read More »Cities with Double-Digit Home Price Gains Falls to Single Digits
About 7% of the 221 metropolitan areas tracked by the National Association of Realtors reported double-digit price gains in Q1, falling from 18% from Q4 2022.
Read More »Outlook: Buyers and Inventory Will Return by 2024
Now is a great time to own a home, but not so much if you are trying to buy one. First-time buyers are fighting a war on multiple fronts, trying to balance rising home prices and interest rates with near ...
Read More »Adapt, Evolve, and Remember the Basics
As property technology innovation continues, field services companies must ensure they don’t lose their commitment to the human element along the way. Editor’s note: This feature appeared in the February issue of DS News, out now.
Read More »California Gubernatorial Candidates on the State’s Housing Crunch
As California approaches the election for its new governor, its candidates have to face a big problem in their home state: housing. How will the leading candidates tackle the issues of housing shortages and rising prices in their home state?
Read More »Rebuilding and Rethinking
With 2018 on the horizon, the mortgage and servicing industry is taking stock of what’s come before and bracing to meet the obstacles—and the opportunities—lying ahead.
Read More »Converted Malls Could Provide Alternative Housing Solution
Malls are dying in droves. There’s a nationwide shortage of housing inventory. Could the solutions to these two problems overlap?
Read More »Rising House Prices Trail Pre-Housing Bubble Levels
Home prices have been on the rise in many markets, spurred by inventory shortages and lower interest rates. But how do real home prices compare to where prices were at before the bubble and the Recession?
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