Market Trends

Generating a 56.5% return on their homes, sellers are still making quite a profit on their homes, but that number has dropped for the first time since 2011.

Dean Polsfut of Wolters Kluwer discusses new portfolio lending strategies in 2024 as institutions rethink their lending strategies to include secondary market executions. 

“In 2023, Freddie Mac Multifamily was proud to again surpass our ambitious affordable housing goals, despite significant headwinds facing the overall market,” said Kevin Palmer, Head of Multifamily for Freddie Mac.

High rates and low inventories are limiting home-flipping potential; this could hamper both large-scale corporate participants and smaller mom-and-pop operations.

While the investor buyer share has remained near pandemic-era highs, net buying—the gap between their buying and selling of homes—was lower than during the peak.

Since mortgage rates hit nearly 8% last October, Redfin has found that homebuyers on a $3,000 monthly budget have gained significant purchase power since that time.

According to a new RE/MAX survey, Americans are looking to negotiate what they want in their homes in order to achieve homeownership, but how many amenities are they willing to sacrifice?

The Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University has released a new report on the state of the American Rental market. Click through to find the six key data points highlighted by the report.

An upcoming Senate Banking Committee hearing will discuss with a panel of experts the growth of artificial intelligence and how its usage in the housing marketplace will be regulated as AI continues to evolve at a rapid pace.

"The housing market is off to a good start this year, as consumers benefit from falling mortgage rates and stable home prices," said Lawrence Yun, NAR Chief Economist.