A new administration will lead efforts in boosting the housing market.
Read More »Declines in Inventory Create Setbacks for Homebuyers
An already-low nationwide single-family housing inventory dropped even further in October, which is expected to create challenges for first-time buyers in the coming year.
Read More »Ask the Economist: A Debriefing on the Future of Housing
Nela Richardson, Chief Economist at Redfin, speaks with DS News on what she anticipates for the housing market in 2017.
Read More »If Seller Sentiment is Up, Why Aren’t Homeowners Taking the Plunge
Although timing the market is never easy, what economic factors are causing so many American homeowners looking to sell feel uncertain?
Read More »Housing Demand Picks Up Steam
Demand for single-family housing has surged its highest level in three years, having picked up momentum after Labor Day.
Read More »Are Inner City Housing Markets Getting a Bad Rap?
During Sunday night’s debate, “inner cities” were described with words like “disaster” and “devastating.” But according to Redfin Chief Economist Nela Richardson, the picture may not be as bleak as some suggest.
Read More »Ask the Economist: The Contracting Housing Market
Nela Richardson, Chief Economist for Redfin, speaks with DS News about her views on the current housing market as well as innovation in the mortgage industry.
Read More »New Tool Shows Struggles of Financing Affordable Housing
New tool shows how financing affordable housing without subsidies is almost impossible for developers to build homes that are affordable for low- or extremely low-income families.
Read More »Could The Second Half of 2016 Spell Trouble for Housing?
One economist said in a recent report that though the first half of 2016 was good for the housing market, looking into the rest of this year and into 2017, the housing market might not be sitting as pretty.
Read More »Ready, Set, Bid! Competition Heats Up in June
In June 2016 the fastest, most competitive housing market was witnessed since 2009, according to a report from Redfin.
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