15 Ridiculously Expensive Property Markets in the US Right Now  GOBankingRates

Ask Redfin, an artificial intelligence assistant for homeshoppers, is now in beta testing on the company’s mobile iOS search experience.

Above, from left, DeAnn Golden, Stacey Johnson-Cosby, Jackie Louh and Laura O’Connor In honor of Women’s History Month, we asked a few of our 2024 Real Estate Newsmakers to reflect on their leadership journey by answering this question: “You’ve impressively risen through the ranks in the real estate industry. What most contributed to your ability…

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Job growth news remained positive in February, with companies adding nonfarm payroll workers at the continued strong pace of 275,000 last month, but less robust than January’s 353,000 new jobs; unemployment also broke its hold-steady pace, rising 3.9%, creating a mixed picture of a potentially softening labor market. This, according to the latest jobs report…

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Editor’s Note: The RISMedia series, Legislative Round-Up looks at pending and passed federal and state-level legislation that impacts real estate professionals. H.R. 5419: Direct Seller and Real Estate Agent Harmonization Act Introduced to the U.S. Congress in September 2023, the bill if passed would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify that…

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Given the myriad challenges that defined the 2023 real estate market, from low inventory to mortgage rates surging to a 23-year high—and everything in between—it’s not surprising that existing-home sales, measuring 4.09 million, sank to their lowest level in 30 years. With a lack of inventory plaguing markets across the board, and homeowners holding onto…

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The Hawaii Life CEO said after pandemic demand and the Maui fires, inventory has been sparse. But he also said the market is finding its way back to seasonality, and philanthropic giving and community involvement are at a high.

Editor’s Note: The Mortgage Mix is RISMedia’s weekly highlight reel of need-to-know mortgage-industry happenings. Watch for it each Friday afternoon. A new report from ICE found that despite the mortgage market challenges faced last year, first-time homebuyers made significant headway as they claimed 47% of government sponsored enterprise (GSE) purchase loans and 39% of all…

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In his State of the Union Address (SOTU) last night, President Joe Biden briefly addressed some housing-related issues, namely housing affordability, with proposals for change that industry groups generally praised. In his speech, Biden called for a $10,000 credit for first-time homebuyers as well as a $10,000 credit for people who sell starter homes. The…

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In his State of the Union Address last night, President Joe Biden addressed the affordable housing issues currently hampering the country, with proposals for change that heartened the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) and the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB), as well as others. In a White House Fact Sheet before the address, Biden…

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In 1972, the National Commission on Consumer Finance issued a report identifying troubling patterns of credit discrimination against women. The report detailed how single women had more trouble obtaining credit than single men, creditors were unwilling to extend credit to a married woman in her own name, and women who were divorced or widowed had…

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When you picture a new home being built, you probably picture the construction occurring onsite. Manufactured housing flips this on its head with a home being built remotely, factory-style, then transported to the land where it will rest.  While Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge has previously spoken of manufactured housing as a…

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When you picture a home being built, more often than not, you probably picture the construction occurring onsite. Manufactured housing flips this on its head; a home is built remotely, factory-style, then transported to the land where it will rest.  While Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge has previously spoken of manufactured housing…

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Exploding AI Growth Driving Up Data Center Use and Asset Prices in U.S.  The World Property Journal

Pay Was Flat For Real Estate Pros In 2023  Bisnow

30% increase in land sales last year - report  RTE.ie

British retail mogul takes a 30% loss on his London mansion as city’s richest home sellers watch house prices tumble  Fortune

The Women Changing the Face of UK Real Estate  CoStar Group