Real Estate News

“A recent sideways trend in mortgage rates is a welcome departure from the record increases of last year,” says Freddie Mac’s chief economist.

The Federal Reserve’s continual interest rate hikes are freezing lending activity, which undermines efforts to build homes and relieve inventory, says NAR’s Lawrence Yun and NAHB’s Robert Dietz.

From the 2023 REALTORS® Legislative Meeting in Washington, D.C., May 6-11

The Federal Housing Finance Agency rescinded a proposed fee that would have been based on a borrower’s debt-to-income ratio. NAR counts it as an advocacy win.

Real estate professionals experimenting with content creation through artificial intelligence should keep the Code in mind as case law evolves.

Generative tools are being added to programs you use, and they’ll enable your work in ways you can only begin to imagine.

From the REALTORS® Legislative Meetings in Washington, D.C., May 6-11

However, 31% of metros saw prices fall—some as much as 10%—amid a slowdown in sales in the first quarter, new NAR data shows. But those declines could be short-lived.

Artificial intelligence expert Jeff Turner warns that the technology is advancing so rapidly that the real estate industry is behind on figuring out its most equitable uses.

From the 2023 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings in Washington, D.C., May 6-11

Real estate agents can help first-time and moderate-income buyers by dispelling the myths associated with FHA-insured loans.

From the 2023 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings in Washington, D.C., May 6-11

Pervasive myths about FHA, VA financing may take housing opportunities away from those who need them the most, experts say.

From the 2023 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings in Washington, D.C., May 6-11

Talk on the economy kicks off REALTORS® Legislative Meetings, with panelists saying the debt ceiling must and will be raised—but Congress also needs to come to grips with ballooning debt.

From the 2023 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings in Washington, D.C., May 6-11