Survey: Real estate and mortgage pros cautiously optimistic about housing market

Survey: Real estate and mortgage pros cautiously optimistic about housing market

The HousingWire Pulse Survey for Q4 2024 provides valuable insights into the current state of the real estate market from various perspectives: brokerage leaders, mortgage professionals, and real estate agents. The quarterly... Read more »
A month after seismic industry changes, real estate agents aren’t much more optimistic

A month after seismic industry changes, real estate agents aren’t much more optimistic

In the six months since news of the National Association of Realtors‘ (NAR) nationwide commission lawsuit settlement broke, agent attitudes toward the settlement’s required business practice changes have only slightly improved. This... Read more »
Compass misses free cash-flow goal but remains optimistic

Compass misses free cash-flow goal but remains optimistic

Although Compass failed to achieve its much publicized goal of being free cash-flow positive in 2023, brokerage executives were still positive about the company’s performance over the past year. “Even at these... Read more »
Why is Fannie Mae optimistic about a housing market recovery?

Why is Fannie Mae optimistic about a housing market recovery?

The year 2024 has started with cautious optimism that mortgage rates will drop, sparking much-needed activity in the sluggish U.S. housing market. Mortgage rates, however, have been on a rising trend of... Read more »
Survey: Real estate and mortgage pros cautiously optimistic about housing market

Fannie Mae optimistic that mortgage rates will dip below 6% by year-end

Fannie Mae has a rosy outlook for mortgage rates. The government sponsored enterprise is projecting that rates will drop below 6% by the end of 2024, which in turn will boost refi... Read more »