Why 2025’s strong purchase application data didn’t boost home sales

Why 2025’s strong purchase application data didn’t boost home sales

2025 Data Now I don’t count the last two weeks of the year because all the weekly housing data gets impacted by the holidays and the first few days of the new... Read more »
L.A. City Council votes to boost housing development, while leaving out single-family-home zones

L.A. City Council votes to boost housing development, while leaving out single-family-home zones

The Los Angeles City Council on Tuesday voted to boost housing development in existing high-density residential neighborhoods and along commercial corridors, while leaving single-family zones largely untouched. In a 15-0 vote, the... Read more »
How a 1% Drop in Mortgage Rates Can Boost Home Buying in 2024

How a 1% Drop in Mortgage Rates Can Boost Home Buying in 2024

Imagine this: you’re looking to buy your dream home, and the mortgage rates just dropped by 1%. This drop could turn your dream into reality by saving you money every month and... Read more »
How Your Website Can Boost Your Local Cred

How Your Website Can Boost Your Local Cred

© mapodile – E+/Getty Images Imagine this: You’re at a party, and someone asks what you do. You confidently say you’re a real estate agent. Now imagine their eyes lighting up when... Read more »
Treasury’s new housing plan includes redirected COVID-19 funds to boost affordable supply

Treasury’s new housing plan includes redirected COVID-19 funds to boost affordable supply

The U.S. Department of the Treasury on Tuesday announced a series of new initiatives designed to increase the supply of affordable housing across the country. There are three core provisions of the... Read more »
Treasury’s new housing plan includes redirected COVID-19 funds to boost affordable supply

RE/MAX looks to teams to boost its U.S. agent count

These results came as the number of existing home sales dropped 18.7% year over year in 2023 to a near 30-year low of 4.09 million. RE/MAX’s U.S. agent count, meanwhile, fell from... Read more »
Treasury’s new housing plan includes redirected COVID-19 funds to boost affordable supply

HUD issues $3.8 million in funding opportunities to research ways to boost inventory

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) on Friday announced a series of funding opportunities totaling roughly $3.86 million, which will go toward organizations aiming to boost housing inventory and... Read more »
Treasury’s new housing plan includes redirected COVID-19 funds to boost affordable supply

Sens. Klobuchar, Kaine reintroduce bill to create housing policy plans, boost supply

Democratic Sens. Amy Klobuchar (Minn.) and Tim Kaine (Va.) have reintroduced their Housing Supply and Affordability Act to the U.S. Senate in the hope of establishing a new grant program that would... Read more »