Buying a home in 2025 can feel like stepping into “The Amityville Horror” — a dream house that turns into a nightmare once you see the fine print. For many Americans, that fear isn’t just cinematic. Between high prices, surprise repairs and a few possible ghosts, homeownership is giving people the chills. A recent survey […]
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The ongoing federal government shutdown is starting to weigh on housing markets with large concentrations of federal employees, according to Realtor.com’s October Monthly Housing Report. While national housing trends remain mostly steady, early signs of hesitation have emerged in metro areas such as Washington, D.C., Virginia Beach, Baltimore and Oklahoma City. “At this stage, the
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We had a nice pop in our weekly pending home sales last week, and with mortgage rates near 2025 lows we could ask: Is housing breaking out? Not exactly. One of the themes I really stressed this year is that weekly data can be volatile around holiday weekends. So we always look at the two
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Renovation technology firm Revive has introduced new tools and features for its artificial intelligence (AI) platform, Revive AI. Leaders said enhancements are designed to give real estate professionals greater visibility into client activity, as well as more control over branding and outreach. The platform — formerly known as Revive Vision AI — will see updates
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The average interest rate on all outstanding mortgages in the U.S. is now 4.3%. You might be surprised to learn that by the end of the year, the average rate will be higher than the levels of Q1 2020, before the pandemic boom. For the average American mortgage holder, the incredible gains of the pandemic
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As the U.S. government hits its seventh shutdown day under President Donald Trump, economists and real estate analysts are watching anxiously for cracks in the housing market. One week in, there is limited evidence of direct shutdown effects, but many warning signs and structural risks loom. Carl Gomez, chief economist and head of market analytics
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Kaplan Real Estate Education has released its first Real Estate Survey of Trends — highlighting both optimism about client growth and concerns over technology adoption in the industry. Nearly half of survey respondents (48%) expect to grow their client base in the next six to 12 months, with another significant portion projecting flat client volume.
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Government shutdowns have repeatedly rippled through the real estate industry over the past three decades, delaying loans, snarling flood insurance and rattling buyer confidence. A federal shutdown is days away as of Friday — threatening paychecks for hundreds of thousands of workers, freezing key reports like monthly jobs data and placing a layer of uncertainty
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I recently gave a talk to a few hundred real estate professionals in Chicago. I started with the map below of the U.S. showing the days on market for pending home sales in different states. It’s a stark illustration that the country is divided into two distinct real estate markets. The states with the shortest
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Home sellers expect to spend about $18,500 on expenses, but the actual cost is more than $67,000, according to a new report from Clever Offers, a platform owned by Clever Real Estate. The report found that on average, recent sellers spent: $21,024 on pre- and post-listing repairs and improvements $14,204 on seller’s agent commission $13,691
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