April Showings Are Sluggish Market Sees Ninth Straight Month of Diminished Year-Over-Year Activity. Key Points: April saw a 6.5 percent year-over-year decrease in showing activity across the U.S. despite a drop in mortgage rates; the West Region, down 11.1 percent, again recorded the largest year-over-year decline of all four regions For the seventh consecutive month, […]
Atlanta’s Path & Post Brokerage Now Offers iBuyer Services “If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em,” might be the philosophy behind a growing number of traditional brokerages now offering iBuyer services. Recently, an independent brokerage, Atlanta-based Path & Post Real Estate, joined the fray. In May, it announced a new division of its firm called Path & […]
Rent Prices Showing Strong Growth Fewer rental listings nationwide are advertising concessions – move-in specials such as rent discounts, gift cards, ride share offers or free streaming services – than one year ago, according to a new HotPads® analysis.
A Double Whammy: Pending Home Sales and Median Home Values Fell in April Someone once wrote “April is the cruelest month,” which could be applied to home sales this year. According to the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales declined in April, a modest change from the growth seen a month before.
iBuyers Are Here But at What Cost? Opinion For an industry that has stayed as traditional as possible in the face of digital disruption, the rapid rise of home-buying companies armed with algorithms to sniff out deals and snap up properties presents a new paradigm for U.S. real estate. Tech companies have entered the game, […]
Central California’s BHGRE Haven Properties Acquires San Luis Obispo Realty Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate announced a strategic acquisition for a valued member of its network, Better Homes and Gardens Real Estate Haven Properties, with the affiliated brokerage’s acquisition of San Luis Obispo Realty. The combined company will do business as Better Homes and […]
Millennials Might Regret Mortgages, But Not Their Homes Young homeowners more often say they rushed through the buying process and have regrets about their mortgage, likely resulting from the challenges young buyers face entering today’s expensive housing market.
Australian Platform Aims to Help Agents Manage Online Reviews Thanks to Yelp, Zillow and Google, online reviews are influencing consumer behavior. According to Real Trends’ 2018 Consumer Study, 69 percent of respondents said they use referrals to find an agent, with 62 percent saying they rely on online reviews. Clearly, what consumers find out online […]
Survey: Millennials Opt for Doorbells Before Wedding Bells While the adage, “first comes love, then comes marriage,” may ring true, for many millennials, “first comes home, then comes marriage.” According to a recent survey conducted online among over 2,000 U.S. adults, nearly half of millennials (ages 22-38) who have been married say they and/or their […]
