San Jose Housing Market: Prices, Trends, Forecast 2023

San Jose Housing Market: Prices, Trends, Forecast 2023

Welcome to the San Jose Housing Market Report. In this report, we will delve into the key statistics and trends shaping the real estate landscape in San Jose, California. As one of... Read more »
BofA’s mortgage production declines 6% in Q3

BofA’s mortgage production declines 6% in Q3

Top-20 U.S. mortgage lender Bank of America (BofA) reported declining mortgage and home equity production in the third quarter of 2023, compared to the previous quarter. And more declines are yet to come if... Read more »
What You Need to Know

What You Need to Know

If you are a Canadian homeowner, borrower, saver, or investor, you might be wondering what the Bank of Canada (BoC) will do with its policy interest rate in October 2023. The BoC... Read more »
Housing construction picked up in September, but developers are getting anxious

Housing construction picked up in September, but developers are getting anxious

Housing starts climbed to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,358,000 in September, according to U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. Census Bureau data. It’s a 7% gain from... Read more »
NAR Celebrates 2023 Good Neighbor Awards Finalists for Community Dedication

NAR Celebrates 2023 Good Neighbor Awards Finalists for Community Dedication

WASHINGTON, D.C.—The National Association of Realtors today announced the 10 finalists for its 2023 Good Neighbor Awards, which honor NAR members who make an extraordinary difference in their communities through volunteer work. Now... Read more »
How One Agent Found Song Parody Fame in ‘Low Places’

How One Agent Found Song Parody Fame in ‘Low Places’

Real estate professionals can be ingenious when it comes to personal marketing. A few brave souls are even making their own music videos as a way to get their name out, while... Read more »
When Will Real Estate Crash Again?

When Will Real Estate Crash Again?

The US housing market is facing a number of challenges in 2023, including rising interest rates, inflation, and a potential recession. These factors could lead to a slowdown in home price growth... Read more »
DataDigest: Nearly 100,000 LOs have washed out

DataDigest: Nearly 100,000 LOs have washed out

For years broker channel evangelists told me that a down market would give them an edge on their retail brethren. Well, it’s certainly been a down market. How has the broker channel... Read more »
Statement From NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun: Current State of Housing Market and Market Forecast

Statement From NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun: Current State of Housing Market and Market Forecast

“The current problem related to the housing market is limited supply. Even before the onset of the pandemic, in 2019, there was a shortage of approximately 4-to-5 million housing units in America.... Read more »
Putting the ‘Fabulous’ in Prefab

Putting the ‘Fabulous’ in Prefab

Sheri Koones never expected to become an expert on prefabricated homes. The speech pathologist turned fashion executive—and longtime apartment dweller—had little experience with home building when she purchased a house in the... Read more »