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  • How to be mortgage-ready by the time interest rates start to drop

    How to be mortgage-ready by the time interest rates start to drop

    First, you’ll require to figure out how much of a mortgage you can manage and start pulling together the down payment. A fantastic location to begin is with a mortgage-affordability calculator like the one offered by the government-backedMoneyHelper website. Jacob is the creator and CEO of ValueWalk. What started as a leisure activity ten years...


    Consumers are (slightly) more optimistic about buying a home

    Consumers are (slightly) more optimistic about buying a home

    And the latest confidence index from the National Association of Realtors found that real estate professionals are feeling less optimistic that buyer traffic will increase year-over-year in the next three months.


    ‘Unfiltered’ podcast:Why ‘hoarding information’ diminishes your value

    ‘Unfiltered’ podcast:Why ‘hoarding information’ diminishes your value

    But Dwiggins doesn't just answer questions, he asks them of guests on Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, his podcast with Keith Robinson, NextHome's chief strategic officer.


    Revealed: most popular London locations for property buyers

    Revealed: most popular London locations for property buyers

    Despite high mortgage rates and inflation eating into deposits, London still has its appeal – but estate agency Foxton’s reveals buyers are increasingly moving to different parts of the capital compared to the one they originally planned to settle in.


    Brokerage Beat: News from RE/MAX, ERA, Sotheby’s Realty, Christie’s RE

    Brokerage Beat: News from RE/MAX, ERA, Sotheby’s Realty, Christie’s RE

    "Our affiliation with Sotheby's International Realty enables us to utilize our expertise and local knowledge while leveraging the prestige of the brand and its best-in-class marketing tools and resources."


    What Labour’s general election win could mean for the property market

    What Labour’s general election win could mean for the property market

    Ben Beadle, chief executive of trade body the National Residential Landlords Association says that while it is important to protect tenants, it is vital that reform does “not make worse an already chronic shortage of rental properties to meet demand.”


    Halifax: UK house prices miss spring bounce amid high mortgage rates

    Halifax: UK house prices miss spring bounce amid high mortgage rates

    "While the reduction in mortgage debt costs has been modest so far, the combination of better interest rate forecasts and a brighter economic outlook has provided more room for house price growth in the second half of the year.”


    ‘Unfiltered’ podcast: Data, influence and the fate of part-time agents

    ‘Unfiltered’ podcast: Data, influence and the fate of part-time agents

    But Dwiggins doesn't just answer questions, he asks them of guests on Real Estate Insiders Unfiltered, his podcast with Keith Robinson, NextHome's chief strategic officer.


    Consumer watchdog returns with new criticisms of C.A.R.

    Consumer watchdog returns with new criticisms of C.A.R.

    "The NAR Settlement, which precipitated these form changes, did not envision a seller's broker using the 'requirement' for buyer representation agreements to his advantage to secure clients," Monestier wrote.


    Lawsuits pile up against EasyKnock

    Lawsuits pile up against EasyKnock

    Trouble is growing for EasyKnock in the state of Texas as the sale-leaseback proptech faces mounting lawsuits from frustrated customers who felt misled by the company, a recent NPR investigation found.


    Move sues CoStar, alleges employee ‘spied’ to boost Homes.com

    Move sues CoStar, alleges employee ‘spied’ to boost Homes.com

    Move lawyers claim that after being hired by CoStar, Kaminsky continued to log into and access important, confidential information and trade secrets related to Realtor.com's content, editorial strategy, staff and audience.


    Can Costco help fix the housing shortage?

    Can Costco help fix the housing shortage?

    New renderings of a mixed-use development for the Baldwin Village neighborhood with a Costco and 800 apartments over the top and adjacent to a warehouse store at 5035 Coliseum Street emerged this week, SFGate reported, signaling new signs of life for the proposal, which was first hinted in January 2023.


    Mortgage rates back up after 4 weeks of declines

    Mortgage rates back up after 4 weeks of declines

    The latest Redfin report, which tracks data on four-week rolling averages, noted that new listings increased 9.9% year-over-year, which is the highest level in two months.


    Agents ‘have to show up’ in post-settlement world

    Agents ‘have to show up’ in post-settlement world

    After decades of talk about raising the level of professionalism among agents, this is "where the rubber is going to hit the road," said panelist Matt Hendricks, a licensed broker in four states and senior director of industry affairs for Zillow.


    REcolorado confirms interim CEO, new board

    REcolorado confirms interim CEO, new board

    What the associations had to say: DMAR and SMDRA doubled down on their previous statement that selling now will increase protections from commissions lawsuits and affirmed their commitment "ensuring that there will be no disruptions during or after the finalization of this sale," they said in their own new FAQ.


    First-time buyers face stamp duty hike under Labour – how much will it cost to get on the property ladder?

    First-time buyers face stamp duty hike under Labour – how much will it cost to get on the property ladder?

    “The fact that so far Labour haven’t matched the Conservatives’ policy to make the current higher Stamp Duty thresholds more permanent, will be worrying many first-time buyers hoping to get on the ladder in the next couple of years,” says Reallymoving chief executive Rob Houghton.


    Little chance of an inventory explosion this year

    Little chance of an inventory explosion this year

    The June 28 webinar featured analysis from Mike Simonsen, founder of Altos Research, and Daren Blomquist, vice president at Auction.com.