Home sales under contract plummet to 12-year low in US Pending sales dropped in all 50 states The Independent UK · 21h ago
Why Real Estate Brokerages Need to Rethink What Flexibility Means for Women The National Association of REALTORS® reported in its 2026 Member Profile that 66% of its members were women and 86% worked as independent contractors at their firms. International Business Times · Sep 22
U.S. Home Prices Hit Record High As Bipartisan Housing Bill Becomes Law Despite Trump's Refusal To Sign It Although mortgage rates have risen sharply since 2022, home values have largely continued climbing due to persistent supply shortages. International Business Times · Jul 10
U.S. Existing Home Sales Hit 2026 High Despite Elevated Mortgage Rates Existing U.S. home sales rising to their fastest pace of the year despite stubbornly high mortgage rates and record home prices. International Business Times · Jun 10
Gen Z Just Cracked the Housing Code While Millennials Still Rent. Here’s the Brutal Savings Hack Trump’s Economy Tried to Kill Gen Z is buying homes while millennials still rent, and the savings hack behind this shift is brutal. According to NPR, Francisco Vazquez, 27, just closed on a three-bedroom house in Milwaukee with a basement, garage, and yard. He spent weeks sanding hardwood floors and staining them himself, all while… The Mary Sue · May 18
Do-it-yourself projects can save money and build confidence, or do the opposite Do-it-yourselfers often are regarded as determined and self-sufficient, but the jobs they take on don’t fit into a single category The Independent UK · Mar 28
Trump signs executive orders aimed at addressing home affordability concerns ahead of midterms President Donald Trump has signed two executive orders that aim to make housing and mortgages more affordable The Independent UK · Mar 13
Gen Z can't afford the American Dream—so they've traded homeownership for paying off debt. 'Their debt feels heavier because it hits earlier' Gen Zers carry an average of $94,000 in personal debt. Fortune · Mar 1
America’s 10 Best Up-and-Coming Housing Markets for 2026 Here are contenders for America's best up-and-coming markets for 2026, based on analyses from Zillow, Redfin and the National Association of Realtors. GOBankingRates · Feb 17
Home sales plunge despite affordability improving Existing home sales fell 8.4% from December to January, per the National Association of Realtors. Axios · Feb 12
Goodbye, Florida: How the Sunshine State has become too expensive for many retirees ‘The low cost of living that Florida used to boast has waned, and those who moved here in pursuit of more affordable living could be looking elsewhere,’ the Florida Chamber of Commerce said The Independent UK · Jan 17
Home sales expected to jump significantly in 2026 as experts say a rebound is on the horizon after slowdown The National Association of Realtors’ prediction hinges on an expected mortgage rate drop to 6 percent in 2026 The Independent UK · Jan 3
Momentum builds for bigger capital gains tax break on home sales - Roll Call Bipartisan support is growing to double the capital gains tax exemption for home-sale profits. The existing caps haven't changed since 1997. Roll Call · Dec 3, 2025
Trump considering shake-up to housing market by offering 50-year mortgages and not just 30-year terms Last month, 93 percent of Americans said they believe housing costs are too high The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2025
Benzinga · Jul 13, 2025 Gen Z Doomed To Pay Rent Forever? Number Of First-Time Buyers Shrink As Average House Tops $422,000 Buying a starter home has rarely looked tougher. New National Association of Realtors data show just 1.14 million Americans bought their first house in 2024, barely a third of the 3.2 million who did so two decades ago and roughly half the historical norm.
The Independent UK · Jul 1, 2025 Husband of Real Housewives and celebrity realtor files anti-trust lawsuit over real-estate listings The lawsuit concerns a dispute over private real estate listings, which are often favored by celebrities and high-profile clients
Roll Call · Apr 23, 2025 First-quarter tax lobbying bonanza as reconciliation beckons - Roll Call Lobbying on tax issues exploded during the first quarter of this year, as Congress prepared to extend the 2017 tax cuts.
Fortune · Jan 9, 2025 How to sell your house: 8 steps to help you sell in 2025 Are you a homeowner selling your house for the first time? Follow our guide to understand the steps you need to take.
International Business Times · Dec 13, 2024 Real Estate Trade Group Predicts What Mortgage Rates Will Look Like in 2025: 'New Normal' The National Association of Realtors released its outlook for the housing market for the upcoming year.
International Business Times · Nov 21, 2024 Sales Of Existing US Homes Rise In October Sales of previously owned homes in the United States picked up in October, industry data showed Thursday, fueling hopes that a slump in the sector may be ending.
Fortune · Nov 5, 2024 At 56, the average U.S. homebuyer is now 7 years older than a year ago—shutting millennials out of the market The ages of typical, repeat, and first-time buyers were all at record highs, according to a survey from the National Association of Realtors.
Fortune · Oct 8, 2024 Here’s how much landlords’ software is to blame for your high rents, according to one researcher “About a quarter of rental inflation is potentially due to this price fixing conspiracy orchestrated by RealPage and some of the big corporate landlords,” Matt Stoller, the director of research at the American Economic Liberties Project, told Fortune.
International Business Times · Sep 19, 2024 Existing Home Sales Plummet In August Year-over-year, the average number of days homes remained on the market also increased.
Kiplinger · Sep 17, 2024 With the Fed Rate Cut, Should You Sell Your House Now or Wait? Interest rates are starting to come down as the Federal Reserve shifts course. Is it time to think about selling your house?
The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2024 Looking to buy a home? You may now need to factor in the cost of your agent's commission Thinking of buying a home with the help of a real estate agent