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What the Compass acquisition means for @properties and Christie’s International Real Estate

“Things will not change on a day-to-day basis,” says @properties Christie’s International Real Estate CEO Thad Wong.

NAR thinks these cities will be ‘housing hot spots’ in 2025

There are 10 factors that influence this prediction, NAR said.

Home tours, mortgage applications rise as 2024 market enters home stretch

More buyers are touring homes and applying for mortgages as the 2024 housing market enters its home stretch, according to a new Redfin report.

COMPASS acquires @properties and Christie’s International Real Estate

COMPASS has acquired @properties and Christie’s International Real Estate.

NAR lawsuit settlement receives final approval in federal court

Ruling brings an end to the Sitzer-Burnett legal saga.

Case-Shiller: Home prices hit an all-time high for the 16th month in a row in September 

Despite the new record in September, the rate of increase continues to slow. 

Builder confidence increases for the third straight month

Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes increases again.

Buyer’s agent commissions remain mostly unchanged under NAR’s new rules

The new findings come from real estate tech strategist Mike DelPrete.

New single-family housing construction dips in October 

Multifamily construction, meanwhile, rose on a monthly basis. 

NAR: FSBOs hit record low; homeseller age hits record high

NAR’s 2024 Profile of Home Buyers and Sellers included several record-setting stats about homesellers and FSBOs.

Buyers return to market post presidential election

Buyers had been sitting on the sidelines awaiting the election’s outcome, as well as drops in mortgage rates, but they are back and looking to buy.

NAR: Homebuyer age hits record high while share of first-time buyers hits record low

The market share of first-time homebuyers has dropped to 24%: a historic low, according to NAR. The median homebuyer age also hit a record-high of 56.

Increased home sales and more rate cuts coming in 2025, NAR’s Lawrence Yun predicts

“Maybe the worst is coming to an end,” Yun said.

CoreLogic: Home-price gains slowed again in September 

Looking ahead, the CoreLogic Home Price Insights report predicts home prices will dip by 0.1% in October on a month-over-month basis.      

Dallas housing inventory, starts increase

At the same time, existing-home sales declined, and days on market rose.

NAR’s annual conference and expo comes to Boston

More than 10,000 Realtors are expected to attend the NAR NXT, The REALTOR® Experience event being held Nov. 8-10

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