Tag: National Association of Realtors
Existing home sales fall 3.4% in May
Existing home sales retreated for the fourth consecutive month in May, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Month-over-month sales declined in three out of...
NAR report: National land market has its best year in nearly a decade
The national land market had its best year in nearly a decade in 2021, as land sales rose 6% and outperformed the pace of...
Real estate tech company STRATAFOLIO selected for REACH Scale-up Program
STRATAFOLIO, a leading provider of commercial real estate management software, has been accepted into the 2022 Commercial REACH Scale-up Program.
REACH is led by Second...
Existing home sales fall in February
As rising mortgage rates and home prices continued to price out homebuyers and reduce affordability, existing home sales dropped to a six-month low in...
NAR blog: Impact of Russia-Ukraine tensions on the U.S. housing market
By Scholastica (Gay) Cororaton
Any decline in international real estate transactions will have little direct impact on the U.S. housing market. Russian foreign buyers account...
Housing experts predict interest rate hikes, home price growth in 2022
Expect slower housing price appreciation, easing inflation and rising interest rates in 2022, according to a survey of more than 20 top U.S. economic...
Mortgage payment-to-rent ratios show east-west divide between owning, renting
The year 2021 has been a record-breaking year for both home sales and home rentals, but with home prices and rents rising at a...
Report: Home buyers motivated by desire to be closer to family and friends
Among repeat home buyers and home sellers over the last year, a key factor for moving was the desire to live closer to family...
NAR report links affordable housing concerns, food insecurity
Households burdened by housing costs are more likely to need food assistance, according to a new analysis by the National Association of Realtors.
NAR’s Housing...
Foreign investment in existing U.S. homes down sharply
Foreign buyers purchased $54.4 billion worth of U.S. existing homes from April 2020 through March 2021, a 27% decrease from the previous 12-month period...