Housing Wire
MAY 22, 2025
Last year, I predicted a national home-price increase of 2.33%. While that forecast was lower than most others, it seemed achievable due to higher mortgage rates and increased inventory. I was wrong and too low for 2024. This year, my prediction is even lower at 1.77% national home-price growth. So far this year, the existing home price index has been higher than my forecast level every month.
Appraisal Buzz
MAY 19, 2025
This short article raises issues related to what constitutes or defines a comparable sale. While it may seem arrogant to take on a topic of this import, it is necessary, since there is not currently a formal definition. There are descriptions of what a comparable sale is. But there is no formal, universally recognized definition. However, does there need to be?
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Housing Wire
MAY 17, 2025
One of the lesser known storylines in housing economics is that the improvement in mortgage spreads since 2023 has contributed to a noticeable trend in purchase application data for 2025, which is now showing 15 consecutive weeks of positive year-over-year growth. Mortgage spreads recently turned negative due to market volatility, which resulted in an increase of 20 to 25 basis points in mortgage rates.
Real Estate News
MAY 20, 2025
Publicly marketed listings that are not widely available will be flagged beginning May 28 and new listings that dont comply may be barred starting June 30.
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Sacramento Appraisal Blog
MAY 21, 2025
Housing is on my mind. Here are five things I’m watching closely in today’s market. I suspect many locations around the country are experiencing very similar trends. I’d love to hear your take in the comments. UPCOMING SPEAKING GIGS: 5/21/25 Grounded Real Estate 6/5/25 Auburn Marketing Meeting 6/12/25 Realtist of Sacramento 7/22/25 Investor Event (TBA) […] The post Five things to watch in the housing market first appeared on Sacramento Appraisal Blog.
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Appraisal Buzz
MAY 19, 2025
A total of 36,033 properties saw foreclosure filings default notices, scheduled auctions or bank repossessions in April, up 0.4% compared with March and up 13.9% compared withApril 2024, according to ATTOMs latest U.S. Foreclosure Market Report. Lenders repossessed 3,580 properties through completed foreclosures (REOs) in April, down 2.9% compared with the previous month but up 23.3% compared with a year ago.
Real Estate News
MAY 17, 2025
Brokerages are battling each other (and the portals). Things have gotten loud and contentious, but heres all you really need to know when talking to clients.
Inman
MAY 17, 2025
Legendary Texas world-record holder Ben Caballero shares the secrets that allowed him to sell 7,000 homes last year.
Eyes on Housing
MAY 22, 2025
Despite the brief retreat in mortgage rates and increased supply, existing home sales dropped to 7-month low in April, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). This unexpected decline suggests buyers’ activity continues to be constrained by economic uncertainty and ongoing affordability challenges even with improved market conditions.
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Housing Wire
MAY 18, 2025
To add to the list of dramatic events in 2025, Moodys downgraded U.S. credit by one notch on Friday from Aaa to Aa1 raising concerns about mortgage rates. Moodys pointed to increasing debt and interest payment ratios notably higher than those of comparable sovereign nations. This downgrade has sparked a range of reactions among market participants, with some suggesting that it may be politically motivated, given the timing and challenges facing the Republican budget and tax cuts.
Appraisal Buzz
MAY 21, 2025
Jim Morrison and Hal Humphreys are back with fan-favorite Joel Baker from Totality (formerly CoreLogic) to dive into the upcoming UAD 3.6 changes and what they mean for appraisers. Listen in to hear whats changing, how itll impact your workflow, and why now is the time to get ahead of the curve. If you missed Joels standout demo at ACTS this past April, dont worryweve got you covered.
Real Estate News
MAY 22, 2025
Existing home sales slid in April and the return of 7% mortgage rates isnt helping the depressed spring buying season.
Inman
MAY 20, 2025
Michael Liebowitz argued at Inman On Tour Miami that real estate agents' job is to educate consumers and help them understand risks but that those consumers should still have a choice in how they market their homes.
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Eyes on Housing
MAY 19, 2025
NAHBs analysis ofCensus Data from the Quarterly Starts and Completions by Purpose and Designsurvey indicates flat year-over year growth for custom home builders. The custom building market is less sensitive to the interest rate cycle than other forms of home building but is more sensitive to changes in household wealth and stock prices. There were.
Housing Wire
MAY 21, 2025
Roughly two years after Kamini Lane took the helm at Coldwell Banker Realty , the real estate industry has gone through quite a bit of change and faced its fair share of challenges. From the interest rate environment and inflation to the commission lawsuits and the business practice changes stemming from the National Association of Realtors ‘ (NAR) settlement agreement , it has been quite a ride.
Appraisal Buzz
MAY 19, 2025
Mortgage lenders saw a pre-tax net loss of $28 on each loan they originated in the first quarter, down from a net loss of $40 per loan in the fourth quarter, according to the Mortgage Bankers Associations (MBA) Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report. Production profitability was close to break-even in the first quarter of 2025 despite a decline in volume and an increase in production expenses, says Marina Walsh, CMB, Vice President of Industry Analysis for the MBA, in a statement.
Real Estate News
MAY 19, 2025
In a speech to industry executives, Scott Turner emphasized the agencys mission-minded focus and his plans to cut out the bureaucracy that gets in the way.
Inman
MAY 21, 2025
In slower markets, agents who are strategic, creative and proactive rise to the top, Coldwell Banker Warburg's Kevelyn Guzman writes. Those who wait for conditions to change get left behind.
Eyes on Housing
MAY 22, 2025
Despite solid income gains and lower home prices, Americans still continue to face major housing affordability challenges, according to the latest data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Cost of Housing Index (CHI). The CHI results from the first quarter of 2025 show that a family earning the nations median income of.
Housing Wire
MAY 17, 2025
Mortgage professionals are navigating one of the most challenging origination markets in recent history. Still, cutting mortgage rates would not be the end-all solution to pacify markets that many claim it to be. While lower rates might temporarily ease borrower costs or support home purchases, they would also expose the housing industry to further risk without meaningfully addressing core issues, like supply shortages or long-term affordability.
Appraisal Buzz
MAY 22, 2025
Existing-home sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of about 4.00 million in April, down 0.5% compared with March and down 2.0% compared with April 2024, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The median existing-home sales price increased 1.8% from the previous month to $414,000. Thats an all-time high for the month of April and the 22nd consecutive month of year-over-year price increases, NAR says.
Real Estate News
MAY 17, 2025
A merger creates Century 21s largest firm in Louisiana; eXp launches UPGRADE; Coldwell Banker nabs top California team; E&V scores in Texas; more.
Inman
MAY 20, 2025
The iconic Upper East Side townhouse where Audrey Hepburn's character Holly Golightly lived is on the market for $15 million, offering not only a prestigious address, but a piece of cinematic history.
Mortgagebroker News
MAY 21, 2025
Can the housing crisis be solved without a big drop in home prices?
Housing Wire
MAY 22, 2025
New American Funding (NAF) announced that it’s expanding its Housing Advocate Certification (HAC) program to real estate professionals nationwide. Originally developed and launched internally through its NAF Black Impact initiative, the HAC program has trained more than 1,000 company employees, NAF said. Now the mortgage lender is inviting external real estate agents and brokerages to take advantage of the program.
Appraisal Buzz
MAY 22, 2025
Mortgage rates edged up for a second week, as the average rate for a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage reached 6.86%, up from 6.81% last week, according to Freddie Macs Primary Mortgage Market Survey. A year ago at this time, the average rate for a 30-year was 6.94%. Mortgage rates inched up this week but continue to remain lower than one year ago, says Sam Khater, chief economist for Freddie Mac, in a statement.
Real Estate News
MAY 21, 2025
While consumers have disrupted services like travel and transportation, thats less likely to happen in the real estate industry, research suggests.
Inman
MAY 20, 2025
Zillow will send warnings about non-compliant listings beginning May 28, but enforcement won't start until June 30. Agents will receive two warnings before their third non-compliant listing is blocked, executives said.
BiggerPockets
MAY 21, 2025
When you’re self-employed, you gain flexibility, freedom, and control over your incomebut you also lose something many full-time employees take for granted: access to employer-sponsored retirement plans like a 401(k) […]
Housing Wire
MAY 19, 2025
A new report on real estate agent and brokerage performance in the first quarter of 2025 shows that agent movement accelerated dramatically in opening months of the year. The research was conducted by Recruiting Insight in collaboration with BoldTrail Recruit and My BFF Social. It tracked thousands of agent movements across brokerage models and markets.
Appraisal Buzz
MAY 21, 2025
A new joint study by HFS Research and Cognizant shows how important technology has become for mortgage lenders and predicts that Agentic AI will become the next big play, as it merges GenAIs cognitive reasoning with automations precision ushering in task-fulfilling agents that scale beyond efficiency into execution. In the rapidly evolving landscape of non-bank mortgage lending, there is a critical need for innovation and agility, says Ajay Pandita, senior vice president and financial services,
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