Tag Archives: National Association of Realtors (NAR)

Despite the Fed continuing to raise interest rates, overall mortgage refinance application volume rose 10% week-over-week, hitting levels last seen in September of 2022.

Chris Bixby of Rice Park Capital Management offers some keys to accelerating proptech and real estate technology through venture capital.

"Generally speaking, home prices are lower in expensive markets and higher in affordable markets, implying greater mortgage rate sensitivity for high-priced homes," said NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun.

MortgagePoint examines the impact of the recent bank failures on the mortgage space, with a cross-section of experts imparting their perspectives on how to avoid similar issues in the future.

A majority (63%) of agents and brokers said promoting energy efficiency in listings is a valuable tactic to sell a home.

After a five-week string of declining rates, mortgage rates rose modestly for the second consecutive week, on the eve of the GSE’s enacting changes to loan-level price adjustments geared toward tackling housing affordability challenges nationwide.

Potential home sales decreased on a monthly and yearly basis, due in part to low inventory. Click through to find out how that affects future sales.

Boosting curb appeal is a benefit to homeowners’ pocketbooks and well-being. A new study breaks down the data.

Sen. Kevin Cramer and Mark Warner have reintroduced a bipartisan bill to authorize remote online notarizations nationwide, allowing notaries and signers to complete the process from different physical locations.

According to NAR, 48% of seller agents reported that staging a home not only decreased a property’s time on the market, but also increased the dollar value offered by between 1% and 5% compared to similar homes on the market that were not staged.