Home prices are going up across the country after slowing for more than a year, according to a new report from data and analytics company Black Knight.The report found that nationally, home prices in June rose by 0.67% month-over-month on a seasonally adjusted basis. Meanwhile, the annual home price

After failing to achieve its goal of remaining adjusted EBITDA positive in 2022, analysts were unsure if Compass would make good on its most recent financial goal of becoming free cash flow positive in the second quarter of 2023. But the Robert Reffkin-helmed brokerage has proved the naysayers wrong

Encinal Terminals, a 32-acre plot of land that formerly operated as a shipping terminal on the north side of Alameda, California, will be developed into a new housing development in an effort to bolster the supply of one of the most expensive areas in the country. This is according to reporting at t

Things are continuing to heat up in Zillow Group’s legal battle with discount brokerage REX Homes, as the September 18, 2023, trial date looms ever closer.On Friday, Judge Thomas Zilly, the U.S. District Court judge in Seattle overseeing the lawsuit, issued a minute order denying in part and deferri

Computer vision and AI solutions provider Restb.ai and Bradford Technologies announced their partnership at the Valuation Expo in Las Vegas on Monday. As part of the partnership, Restb.ai’s AI technology will be integrated into Bradford Technologies’ report quality control processes. By leveraging R

I am going to be controversial here. The GSEs have become more aggressive in their levels of buybacks with lenders. I say this without the benefit of the specific data, and I would love to see some from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, or the FHFA, but in the absence of that, I have interviewed a wide va

The strongest agents are constantly analyzing their return on investment regarding how they’re spending both their time and their money. This includes money spent on their business as well as their personal lives. Below are the top 10 powerful secrets that strong agents use to stay motivated and kee

The decision to allow the ICE – Black Knight merger to proceed announces the digital integration of the real estate value chain anticipated for over 25 years. Digitization redraws industry boundaries and changes how the value of information is expressed, enriched and exchanged. The capital, capabili

Here’s one for you: How many fintech companies does it take to reduce the cost to originate a loan? There’s no great punchline to throw in here — only the sobering fact that it cost a record high of $13,171 to originate a loan in the first quarter of 2023, according to Fannie Mae’s recent lender sen

Since 2008, the number of private secondary mortgage providers has reduced dramatically, and those that remain in the market generally purchase jumbo loans from more affluent borrowers. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been under government conservatorship since the beginning of 2008. Ginnie Mae is w

The housing inventory data from last week makes me wonder if we are starting the seasonal decline in active listings in August. Mortgage rates also had a crazy week and purchase apps fell once again.Weekly active listings rose by only 2,939Mortgage rates went from 7.04% to 7.20% and back to 7.03%Pur

The Domain Precinct of Melbourne, Australia, is at once chic, historic, urban and affluent.

Check out some of the latest luxury properties over $5 million that just hit or left the Big Apple market.

CrowdStreet CEO steps down amid fire after $50 million went missing, raising concerns over crowdfunding investments.

A new affordable housing law passed by Florida’s legislature and signed in March by Gov. Ron DeSantis is reportedly creating anxiety among local elected officials who are concerned that the new law cedes too much control over zoning and other matters to the state government.The “Live Local Act,” pas

Coldwell Banker Premier announced a merger with Coldwell Banker Professional Real Estate Services along with all of its sales associates, which further expands Coldwell Banker Premier’s office footprint into Cumberland, Maryland, and surrounding markets. This is the sixth merger by Coldwell Banker P

Redfin was in the red yet again in the second quarter, but its losses are narrowing and it’s tweaking its unique brokerage model to court more experienced agents in pricey coastal areas. Redfin’s financialsRevenues at Redfin fell 21% year-over-year to $275.6 million, down from $606.9 million a year

Mortgage rates are finally headed lower after a crazy week of jobs data showing that the economy isn’t going into recession. Job growth is slowing as we get closer and closer to the target range of the make-up demand in labor, but it hasn’t broken yet. What do I mean by a make-up demand in labor? As

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of the Interior announced this week its plans to arrange the sale of federal land to the State of Nevada in an effort to spur construction of affordable housing units in the Las Vegas metropolitan area.The arrangement

Despite a 10.6% annual decline in revenue and a 6.3% drop in U.S. agent count, RE/MAX Holdings, the parent company of the real estate giant RE/MAX, stayed in the black during the second quarter of 2023.Overall for the quarter, RE/MAX generated a net income of $2 million, down from $5.8 million a yea