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The number of investors using digitalization to buy newly available single-family homes is growing, as a new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies shows how the use of data analytics is transforming how residential real estate is bought and sold.

Though high mortgage rates and economic inflation are discouraging many Americans from moving, among the people who are still buying homes, one in four are searching outside of their hometown in relatively affordable areas and hotspots like Las Vegas and Florida.

A new study from RentCafe breaks down that information and examines where the nation’s most competitive rental markets can be found.

The latest analysis from LendingTree revealed that homes in snow-heavy states cost nearly $57,000 more than those that see fewer winter flurries, but many homebuyers are willing to pay.

A majority of Americans are delaying life events and activities due to rising inflation, according to a new study from Bankrate, which found that an estimated 53% of consumers have delayed a major financial milestone due to the state of the economy.

Affordability continued to hamper first-time buyers looking to purchase a home during Q3. A new report revealed single-family existing-home sales prices grew in nearly every metro analyzed, with the national median home price climbing nearly 9% from 2021.

"In a shifting and ultra-competitive marketplace, with twice as many real estate agents than listings, having insights from experienced agents—80% of whom are confident about making it long term as an agent—about what works best to power business growth has never been more valuable," said Donna August, VP of B2B Marketing at Realtor.com.

Although homes are staying on the market longer compared to last year, numbers are still moving faster than pre-pandemic norms. Meanwhile, homebuyers nationwide are pulling back or halting their home searches due to affordability constraints.

One of the worst-kept secrets in the real estate world was publicly confirmed this week as the residential brokerage Compass submitted a draft registration statement with the U.S. ...

Researchers questioned lenders and real estate agents to see how they are weathering the storm of COVID-19, and what critical lessons they have learned.