Following dramatic surge, new-home sales fall 10.9% in September

The median sales price of a newly built single family home hovered at $470,000, up from the median sales price of $436,000 in August, according to new Census data released Wednesday.

Mortgage demand hits lowest level in 25 years as rates keep rising

With a Fed meeting looming next week, rates on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages have surged well past the 7 percent threshold, a Mortgage Bankers Association survey released Wednesday shows.

$700,000 Homes in Ohio, New York and Minnesota

A Colonial Revival house in Columbus, an 1870 Victorian in Buffalo and a midcentury-modern home in Golden Valley.

How to Do a More Conscious Fall Cleanup

Don’t be in a hurry to get rid of all those dead leaves. Autumn is the best time to learn from your garden — if you slow down and pay attention.

Give ’em pumpkin to talk about: 13 scary-good Halloween marketing ideas

This weekend is the perfect time to go a little over the top with Halloween decorations, put on your costume, hand out candy to the neighborhood children and generate a little buzz for your business.

You have seconds to win prospects over. Here’s what to say

You only have a few precious seconds before your prospects decide whether to hang up or hang on. Don’t misuse that valuable time. Follow these five steps from team leader Carl Medford, and you’ll be able to talk your way from lead to client.

How to close 15 deals between now and the new year

The market determines your strategy, not your success. There’s three months left in 2022, and if you put in the work — despite setbacks and oppositions — you have time to close 15 deals. Here’s how.

How are you investing in your future? Pulse

Real estate pros have many options when it comes to planning for the future. From investing in real estate to investing in personal growth, today we're asking you to share what your plans are.

HomeLight raises real estate agent referral fee to 33%

The real estate tech firm says it will use the increase on new marketing channels and product changes while a critic says high referral fees lead agents to inflate commissions and skimp on service.

The Agency expands presence in Utah with St. George office

The office will be led by David Ellis, a managing partner at The Agency and Utah native with over two decades of experience in the luxury market.

CoStar sees revenue, profit jump in Q3 despite slowing housing market

In an earnings call Tuesday, the real estate giant pointed to its Apartments.com business as a particularly successful standout in an otherwise challenging market this summer.

Is Divvy Homes actually helping renters become homeowners?

Fast Company claims Divvy charges higher rents than other landlords in some markets, drags its feet on maintenance and has stepped up evictions of clients.

Inside Real Estate bolsters recruiting features with AmpStats

Inside Real Estate has acquired AmpStats, a recruiting, retention and coaching technology company, to strengthen its fast-growing enterprise product offerings and augment its existing recruiting features.

Not a one-off: Home prices dropped further — and faster — in August

A reversal in home price growth in July deepened into August as prices declined by 0.9 percent, according to the latest S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller report. They remained up 13 percent from last year.

‘The Airbnbust is upon us’: A tweet hints at Airbnb’s fall. But is it right? 

Social media users claim short-term rental bookings are collapsing. But the data tells another story. Inman reached out to Airbnb and to some experts who follow the short-term rental space.

Team Banx leaves Berkshire Hathaway for Compass

The 11-person team closed $62 million in 2021, becoming the No. 11 large team in New York state based on transaction sides and the No. 33 large team in the state based on sales volume.

Homeowners association rules are as spooky as the grim reaper: Study

As Halloween approaches and Americans begin to get into the spooky spirit, some homeowners association regulations are poised to cramp ghoulish decorations, a new survey shows.

PostcardMania sent 14M mailers in 2021. Here’s what agents can learn

The targeted marketing company's largest real estate mailing was just over 53,000 pieces, but it found that three out of four mailings were 500 or fewer pieces, with 70 percent stamping campaigns below 750.

Carl Lindvall joins Holly Parker Team at Douglas Elliman

Lindvall joins the team from Great Point Properties Christie's International Real Estate where he spent almost 15 years assisting buyers, sellers and renters of luxury properties in Nantucket.

Fannie, Freddie ordered to slash fees for many first-time homebuyers

Regulators order mortgage giants to eliminate upfront fees on many purchase loans in order to help first-time homebuyers of limited means, the Federal Housing Finance Agency announced Monday.

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