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Renter Population Grows Three Times Faster than Homeowner Population

The number of renter households in America grew 1.9% year over year in the second quarter of 2024 to a record 45.2 million, according to a new report from Redfin. The annual growth rate is more than three times faster than the number of homeowner households, which grew 0.6% to a record 86.3 million.The number of renter households grew at the second-fastest pace since 2021, while the number of homeowner households grew at the slowest p

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Mortgage Rates Fall to 5-Month Low

The Federal Reserve signals a possible rate cut could come in September. Could that cause rates to drop even lower?Home buyers and refinancers had the opportunity to lock in the lowest mortgage rates since early February this week, averaging 6.73%. Plus, the average mortgage rate is now lower than a year ago.The Federal Reserve also suggested this week that a possible cut to its key benchmark rate could take place this fall.That may prompt some p

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Contract Signings Rise as More Listings Hit the Market

Despite mortgage rates near 7%, home buyers plow ahead with more options on the market. Read more from NAR’s latest housing report.Home buyers have more housing choices this summer, and home sellers may find stiffer competition on the market. Pending home sales rose nearly 5% in June as more house hunters went under contract for a home purchase. All four major regions of the U.S. posted monthly gains in transactions, according to the National A

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3 Ways AI is Changing Proptech

AI is improving building design, operations and space planning. Here’s how.It’s no small wonder that AI has been quickly absorbed into proptech. Real estate and facilities management have always embraced tools that drive efficiency in the built environment. But it also means that property managers need to accelerate their digital strategy to keep pace.  “We are owners of concrete, steel and earth, but we have to transform into a tech b

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Top Home Features Swaying Buyer Purchase Decisions

A new study suggests touting these property upgrades in your listing description to achieve a quicker sale.Vanity lighting, butcher block countertops and electric vehicle chargers are home features to rave about, according to a new study(link is external) from Frontdoor, a home maintenance company. Researchers honed in on about 100 trending home features and identified listings with these items to see if those homes tended to sell faste

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U.S. CRE Pricing Starts to Gain After 18 Months of Losses

U.S. commercial property prices arrested their series of declines in June after a year and a half of losses, MSCI Real Assets reported Thursday. The RCA CPPI National All Property Index was unchanged from a year ago and rose 0.6% from May. All sectors posted improved annual trends in June, with the exception of apartments.Industrial was again the best-performing property type, with prices up 8% from a year ago and close to 50% above the levels at

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Home Buyers Remain Reluctant, Even with Lower Rates this Month

Mortgage rates are now lower than a year ago, but house hunters remain cautious.Mortgage rates have been holding mostly steady this month, after dropping nearly a half percent from their peak earlier this year, Freddie Mac reports. “Despite these lower rates, buyers continue to pause, as reflected in tumbling new and existing home sales data,” says Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s chief economist.The National Association of REALTORS® reported thi

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Market is Shifting Slowly in Buyers’ Favor

Existing-home sales fell again last month, even as home prices continued to surge to record highs. But opportunities for buyers are opening up. Read more from NAR’s latest housing report.Median home sales prices have never been higher, and that might be making home buyers skittish—but this may not persist for much longer, the National Association of REALTORS®’ latest housing report suggests.Existing-home sales, reflecting completed transac

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Mortgage Rates are Falling...

Loan applications for home purchases remain sluggish, despite recent drops in borrowing costs.The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage fell to a 6.77% average this week, its lowest level since mid-March and the biggest weekly drop in basis points since May, Freddie Mac reports.The drop in rates so far has not prompted a flood of home buyers into the market. The Mortgage Bankers Association reported this week that the number of people applying for a loan t

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