Vancouver Island is great for whale watching. But at this home, you won’t even need to leave the front porch!

Within the city of Pismo Beach, an authentic treehouse stands tall — and it’s currently listed for $3.8 million.

The 44th edition of the in-depth forecast report examined 80 cities to determine trends in the real estate industry for 2023.

Looking ahead, CoreLogic expects national year-over-year appreciation to slow to 3.9% by September 2023. 

The technology survey offers insights into how Realtors value technology and use social media.

The Atlanta-based homebuilding giant will replace the outgoing executive with its senior vice president for field operations. 

September is the fourth month in a row to see declining sales activity. 

A 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.08% this week from 6.94% a week ago, Freddie Mac reported. A year ago, the average mortgage carried a 3.14% rate. 

Mortgage rates continued to weigh on homebuyers in September, following a brief uptick in new-home sales in August.  

At the same time, mortgage applications declined 1.7% on a seasonally adjusted basis on a week-over-week basis, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. 

In Dallas, home prices posted a 20.2% year-over-year gain in August, compared to a 24.7% gain in July. Month over month, prices fell 1.9%.

The only other time the market saw such change was at the beginning of the pandemic. 

Month over month in September, existing-home sales slid 1.5% to 4.71 million, which is 23.8% lower than the year before. 

New home construction missed analyst estimates in September, falling 8.1% month over month to an annual rate 1,439,000 homes, according to government statistics. 

Mortgage rates rose to 6.9%, the highest they’ve been since April 2002.

First-time homebuyers now make up 45% of current homebuyers, according to Zillow. The numbers represent a rebound from the lows of the pandemic.