Home prices continued to gain steam in April, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, which showed a 2.1% increase from March and a 14.6% increase from a year earlier.

The real estate investment and land asset-management company has identified 17 near-term development opportunities and is in advanced negotiations to develop build-to-rent communities with about 2,500 units across the country.

Nationwide multiple listing service My State MLS integrated what3words, a free app that makes it easier to guide agents and clients to an exact location.

Existing-home sales declined nationwide for the fourth month in a row in May, as the median price for existing homes hit another record high, the National Association of Realtors said. 

Mortgage applications for new-home purchases fell 9% on a monthly basis and 5.9% on a year-over-year basis in May, the Mortgage Bankers Association reported, citing its Builder Application Survey.

Single-family housing starts were up 4.2% from April and 49.8% from May 2020, at 1,098,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development.

Although pending home sales are up 29% from last year, they are starting to slow down, dropping 9.7% from their peak four weeks ago.

With high costs slowing construction and potentially lowering homeownership for many, easing zoning rules may be the most effective way to increase the supply of new housing.

High-end home sales surged in the three months ended April 30 as prices also rose and listings increased.

The COVID pandemic has caused a shakeup in where, and how, many people work. That has helped propel a thriving housing market.

Of the 99 million residential properties in the U.S., approximately 1.4 million (or 1.4%) are vacant this quarter, with “zombie” home rates increasing both quarterly (21%) and annually (5.6%).

A recent NAHB survey shows that regulatory costs imposed by the government account for $93,870 (or 23.8%) of the current price of new homes.

Residential property equity continued to grow in the first quarter of 2021, with one in three homes considered equity rich.

Forty-three percent of respondents to the first-quarter Zillow Home Price Expectations survey expect inventory to improve in the second half of the year, followed by 26% who expect it in the first half of 2022.

“A credit report and credit score are the gateway to a mortgage,” — NAR President Charlie Oppler.

The National Association of Realtors sends a message to members that it is working to ensure that the proposed Protecting the Right to Organize Act will not hurt their status as independent contractors.