by Aidan Whalen | May 31, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Last week, as most people were looking forward to porch parties and barbecues over the long weekend, one of the largest home insurers in the country had a different focus: lumber costs and wildfires. State Farm, which services 91 million policies across the country,...
by Aidan Whalen | May 31, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Teams |
The Houston Association of REALTORS® (HAR) is celebrating its president and CEO Bob Hale’s 50-year tenure with the association. In 1973, the HAR board of directors hired Hale as legal counsel, and in 1988, he was tapped as president and CEO. Hale is credited with...
by Aidan Whalen | May 31, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Teams |
With spring mostly behind us, real estate practitioners are finding their footing as 2023 has defied many seasonal norms. Heading into the warmer months, our Broker Confidence Index (BCI) has shown that many in real estate are feeling optimistic despite some market...
by Aidan Whalen | May 31, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
As of Q2 2023 about 1.3 million (1,285,633) residential properties across the U.S. are vacant, representing 1.3% (one in 79 homes), according to a new report from ATTOM. ATTOM’s Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report for Q2 2023 found that 311,508 residential...
by Aidan Whalen | May 31, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Mortgage applications dipped again this week, down 3.7%, from last week’s 4.6% decrease, the third straight week of decreases, according to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) for the week ending May 26, 2023. ...
by Liz Ruggiero | May 30, 2023 | Agents, Brokers, Industry News, Latest News, Lead Story, National, News, Premier, Teams |
Despite ongoing affordability challenges and economic volatility, single-family home price tags continued to rise in March—albeit modestly—as limited for-sale inventory helped add some upward pressure. According to the latest S&P Case-Shiller Index, home prices...