Homes sell at record pace, sellers get asking price
The need for a larger home and desire to move closer to friends and family during the COVID-19 pandemic coupled with low inventory and mortgage interest rates has spurred a record pace for home sales over the last year, a new survey by the National Association of Realtors reveals.
Interest rates have direct correlation with affordable housing: loanDepot CEO
loanDepot chairman and CEO Anthony Hsieh argues its important for the Fed to keep rates low because it drives affordability in housing.
Zillow sells homes, shutting down its house-flipping business
Zillow Group Inc. reached a deal to sell about 2,000 homes from its ill-fated house-flipping program, the company’s biggest bulk sale, as it starts unloading thousands of homes and terminates the business.
Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger criticized for $1.5B 'windowless' dorm — and he couldn't care less
Berkshire Hathaway's Charlie Munger has taken a lot of heat in recent days over his design for what's been dubbed a "windowless" dorm for the University of California, Santa Barbara
Sioux Falls, South Dakota, real estate: What you can get for $1.4 million
Sioux Falls, South Dakota is known for being a financial hub with plenty of year-round outdoor activities.
Home prices surge another 18% annually in September, CoreLogic says, but gains expected to slow
Home prices continue to hit new highs, rising 18% annually in September. However, these gains are expected to slow in the year ahead.
Rocket Companies CEO: Strong earnings due to good housing market, increase in equity
Rocket Companies Vice Chairman and CEO Jay Farner provides insight into his company’s latest earnings, the financial industry becoming more digital and home values and mortgages across the country.
Case-Shiller shows home price growth matches record high — what this means for homeowners
Home prices continued to increase in August, rising nearly 20% annually and matching the all-time high set the month before, according to the latest data. Homeowners can take advantage of rising prices in several ways.
Zillow quits home-flipping business, cites inability to forecast prices
Real-estate firm Zillow Group Inc. is exiting from the home-flipping business, saying Tuesday that its algorithmic+ model to buy and sell homes rapidly doesn’t work as planned.
Castle-like Texas mansion lists for $5 million
A nearly 20,000-square-foot castle-like mansion in Texas, complete with 12 turrets and hidden rooms, hit the market this week for $5 million.
Ariana Grande sells Los Angeles mansion for $14 million
Ariana Grande is saying “Thank U, Next” to her Los Angeles mansion, which sold Wednesday for $14 million
High home prices could drop in November as mortgage rates increase, economist says
An economist at Realtor.com forecasts that home price growth will slow in the final months of 2021, but that interest rates will continue to rise. Here's what that means for homeowners and homebuyers.
Major California city becomes the most unaffordable housing market in America
Sacramento, California, is at the top of the list for the United States’s least affordable new homes markets.
Malibu home sells for $177 million, setting new California record
Fashion mogul Serge Azria has sold an oceanfront estate in Malibu, Calif., for $177 million.
FHFA to permanently allow desktop appraisals: How can it make the mortgage process easier?
The FHFA made desktop appraisals, a hybrid appraisal tool that allows appraisers to perform a valuation without physically visiting the home, permanent. Here's how that benefits borrowers.
Realogy CEO: Seller's market will continue as housing demand thrives
Realogy CEO Ryan Schneider shares his forecast for the immediate future of real estate.
US pending home sales unexpectedly fall in September
Contracts to buy U.S. previously owned homes unexpectedly fell in September likely as some potential buyers delayed purchases amid higher prices.
Current Real Estate co-founder on using Instagram to promote properties
Current Real Estate Advisors co-founder Brandon Charnas on how the social media platform has helped his business grow.
Netflix eyes former New Jersey Army base for new production facility
Netflix plans to submit a bid for a 289-acre portion of Fort Monmouth, a former Army base in New Jersey, to develop a new "state-of-the-art production facility."
Consumer confidence ‘still incredibly strong’: Real estate expert
Brown Harris Stevens Real Estate CEO Bess Freedman discusses the state of the housing market in the U.S. and how it will be impacted by the opening of the borders.



















