News Real Estate Dallas

Aug 271 min read

There are big changes facing homebuyers, real estate agents starting Aug. 17. Here's what you should know

Those changes will impact how agents across the United States get paid to help people buy and sell homes. For decades, the model...

NAHB

Aug 271 min read

Housing Market Prices

Home Sizes: Demand vs. Supply

The share of new single-family homes built in the 1,600-3,000 square-foot range track closely with the share of buyers who want homes of...

Multifamily Developer Confidence Falls in Second Quarter

NAHB

Aug 231 min read

Housing Market Prices

Multifamily Developer Confidence Falls in Second Quarter

Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing declined year-over-year in the second quarter, according to results from the...

Chevron Uproots From California To Texas In Sign Of Rising Trend Among Corporations

Allison Williams

Aug 212 min read

Economy & finance

Chevron Uproots From California To Texas In Sign Of Rising Trend Among Corporations

¡Stop the Sales and Marketing Madness!I've been there. The "VP of Sales and Marketing," the "Sales and Marketing Manager." And let me...

NAHB

Aug 201 min read

Economy & finance

Federal Reserve Rate Cuts in View

The Federal Reserve’s monetary policy committee once again held constant the federal funds rate at a top target of 5.5% at the conclusion...

ZONDA

Aug 151 min read

Housing Market Prices

50 largest housing markets for single-family new construction, according to Zonda

On Tuesday, Zonda published a report showcasing the 50 largest new-home markets. “Texas and Florida have a commanding presence on this...

Mortgage Rate Predictions 2026: What Experts Say About the Future

Norada Realestate

Aug 141 min read

Economy & finance

Mortgage Rate Predictions 2026: What Experts Say About the Future

Mortgage rates have been on a rollercoaster in recent years, leaving potential homebuyers wondering what lies ahead. As we look towards...

Mortgage Rates Drop Below 7%: Are Millennials Finally Catching a Break in the Housing Game?

Alison Plaut

Aug 121 min read

Housing Market Prices

Mortgage Rates Drop Below 7%: Are Millennials Finally Catching a Break in the Housing Game?

Sky-high inflation and mortgage rates have added an extra hurdle for many would-be homebuyers. If that’s you, the past few weeks have...

Developed Lot/ Land Supply in B-C Locations Compared to Normal

John Burns

Aug 11 min read

Economy & finance

Developed Lot/ Land Supply in B-C Locations Compared to Normal

Texas is the only market in the country where land developers say land supply is higher than normal. Texas also recently produced an...

NAR

Jul 241 min read

Economy & finance

INSTANT REACTION Housing Starts

New apartment units completed reached a 50-year high in June. That is truly a wow: The rents have stopped rising in many cities due to...

Apartment Rents Slow Where Supply Goes, Grow Where It Doesn’t

Jay Parsons

Jul 232 min read

Housing Market Prices

Apartment Rents Slow Where Supply Goes, Grow Where It Doesn’t

An odd phenomenon keeps happening: 1) Apartment rents keep growing where little new supply gets built, and yet. 2) Apartment rents keep...

Softening Rents Finally Translates to Big Cooling in Shelter Inflation

Jay Parsons

Jul 182 min read

Economy & finance

Softening Rents Finally Translates to Big Cooling in Shelter Inflation

Well, it's finally happening. A long stretch of weak rent growth (in private sector datasets) is now translating to significant cooling...

Share of Smaller Home Lots Reaches New High

NAHB

Jul 161 min read

Housing Market Prices

Share of Smaller Home Lots Reaches New High

A shift in speculatively built (or spec) home building toward smaller lots continued despite the pandemic-triggered suburban flight and...

Not a demand issue: Apartment Demand is Robust So For in ‘24

Jay Parsons

Jul 112 min read

Housing Market Prices

Not a demand issue: Apartment Demand is Robust So For in ‘24

U.S. apartments added 257k net new renters in the first half of 2024 -- the 2nd-strongest first half of a calendar year in 20+ years....

Considering Housing Inventory: Why Both New and Existing Supply Matters

NAHB

Jul 42 min read

Economy & finance

Considering Housing Inventory: Why Both New and Existing Supply Matters

Total (new and existing) home inventory is an important measure for gauging and forecasting home prices and home construction impacts....

Thousands of homeowners are about to get slammed with higher monthly payments

CNN BUSINESS

Jul 21 min read

Housing Market Prices

Thousands of homeowners are about to get slammed with higher monthly payments

Unlike the more popular fixed-rate mortgage loans, ARMs can offer temporary relief for homebuyers who want to avoid paying higher...

US new home sales plunged unexpectedly last month

CNN BUSINESS

Jun 281 min read

Economy & finance

US new home sales plunged unexpectedly last month

New home sales, which make up only about 10% of the market, fell 11.3% in May from the prior month, to 619,000, according to government...

The Importance of Expanding LIHTC to Address Housing Affordability

NAHB

Jun 271 min read

Economy & finance

The Importance of Expanding LIHTC to Address Housing Affordability

A nationwide shortage of roughly 1.5 million housing units is making it increasingly difficult for American families to afford to...

Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall After Fed Decision: Today’s Mortgage Rates for June, 2024

CNET MONEY

Jun 251 min read

Economy & finance

Mortgage Rates Continue to Fall After Fed Decision: Today’s Mortgage Rates for June, 2024

The average 30-year fixed mortgage interest rate is 7.05% today, down -0.01% over the last week. The average rate for a 15-year fixed...

More than 900 Housing Professionals Urge Congress to Act on Affordability Crisis

National Association of Home Builders

Jun 211 min read

Economy & finance

More than 900 Housing Professionals Urge Congress to Act on Affordability Crisis

More than 900 business professionals engaged in all facets of residential construction trekked to Capitol Hill today to call on Congress...

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