20 results for "housing-market"

Investment

Mortgage Denials: The Hidden Cost of Higher Rates

Mortgage denial rate hit 15.1% in 2024, up from 12.2% in 2021. What this means for buyers, lenders, and the housing market ahead.

CNBC Real Estate|about 3 hours ago

Housing Market

Berkshire's Builder Bet: Reshaping the Scale Game in Homebuilding

Berkshire's buyout of Taylor Morrison rewrites the scale rulebook. Mid-tier builders face a strategic reckoning as the 20,000-closing target becomes the new ben

HousingWire|about 15 hours ago

Housing Market

Compass-Anywhere Deal: NY Attorney General Probes Market Dominance Abo

NY Attorney General Letitia James probes Compass's $1.6 billion Anywhere acquisition. Combined entity holds >80% market share in Manhattan and Newport Beach. An

HousingWire|about 23 hours ago

Housing Market

Compass Under Fire: AG Probe Threatens Mega-Merger

NY AG probes Compass's $1.6B Anywhere buy. Market share above 80% in Manhattan sparks antitrust fears. What investors should watch.

HousingWire|about 23 hours ago

Housing Market

MLS Data Security: SWMLS Deploys Forensic Trackers to Fight Theft

SWMLS embeds unique markers in every listing feed; first US MLS to apply vendor-specific forensic IDs at the data level, giving brokers new tools to trace unaut

HousingWire|1 day ago

Real Estate

Florida Tax Break: An $8 Billion Gamble on Property Relief

Florida's proposed homestead exemption rise to $250,000 could zero out taxes for 28% of homeowners, but risks an $8 billion local budget hole.

Realtor.com News|2 days ago

Housing Market

Buyer Listing Service: The MLS Pivot That Levels Real Estate

Gitcha's integration into Momentum MLS exposes verified buyer demand in Arizona, a shift that could redefine agent value and market transparency in 2026.

HousingWire|2 days ago

Housing Market

Western Pivot: Century 21 Americana Plants Flag in Montana

Century 21 Americana enters Montana via a top affiliate with $325M+ in 2025 volume. The move targets Yellowstone County's surging residential market.

HousingWire|2 days ago

Housing Market

Compass vs. Zillow: The Battle Fracturing Real Estate

Compass lost $58M in 2025. Its strategy: restrict Zillow's access to listings. The MLS is its weapon. Who pays?

HousingWire|2 days ago

Investment

Berkshire's Bet on Taylor Morrison: Housing Bottom in Sight?

Berkshire Hathaway’s investment in Taylor Morrison signals a potential housing market bottom. What it means for buyers and investors now.

CNBC Real Estate|3 days ago

Luxury Real Estate

Miami Penthouse: $21 Million Bet on Luxury Condo Resilience

A $21M penthouse with a 300-bottle wine cellar shows how ultra-luxury Miami condos defy the broader market cooldown—what investors should watch next.

Robb Report — Shelter|4 days ago

Markets

Calculated Risk's Bill McBride Ends Daily Blog After 21 Years

After 21 years of daily housing analysis, Bill McBride shifts to weekly. The real estate market loses a daily pulse; what investors should watch next.

Calculated Risk|5 days ago

Luxury Real Estate

Brentwood Bet: Sarah Michelle Gellar and Freddie Prinze Jr. List at $1

The couple lists their Brentwood home for $10.5M after raising two kids there, signaling a luxury market shift in LA. Who's the next buyer?

Robb Report — Shelter|5 days ago

Markets

Condo Crash: Prices Drop 33% in 24 Major Markets, Back to 2006 Levels

Condo prices in 24 major markets have plunged 15% to 33%, erasing two decades of gains. Is this a buying opportunity or the start of a deeper correction? We bre

Wolf Street|6 days ago

Markets

December CPI: Sticky inflation meets housing slowdown

Core CPI holds at 2.7% YoY in December as existing home sales edge up to 4.23 million. Housing data this week will test the Fed's next move.

Calculated Risk|7 days ago

Artificial Intelligence

AI Paralysis: How to Break Through in Real Estate

Zero input errors and 15% cost savings per file show AI's real impact. The key: start with one friction point.

HousingWire|7 days ago

Housing Market

Home Purchase Loans Plunge to 12-Year Low: Affordability Crisis Worsen

With 581,000 purchase loans in Q1 2026, a 19% quarterly drop marks the lowest since 2014. Nearly every metro saw declines—what comes next?

Realtor.com News|8 days ago

Housing Market

Home Equity Investments Face Pennsylvania Crackdown: A Regulatory Shif

Pennsylvania votes June 1 on HB 2120 regulating home equity investments. With 30+ states cracking down on similar contracts, homeowners face new protections and

HousingWire|8 days ago

Housing Market

Fertility Crisis: Housing Costs Squeeze Population Growth

Rising housing costs drove 51% of US fertility decline from 2000s to 2010s. What this means for housing demand and investors.

Realtor.com News|8 days ago

Housing Market

Scale Is Now Table Stakes for Private Homebuilders

Eastwood Homes buys Peachtree Building Group. Private builders now account for 39% of M&A activity. Scale is no longer a public-builder luxury.

HousingWire|8 days ago