In its last reading before the end of the year, the National Association of REALTORS®  Pending Home Sales Index posted its fourth consecutive monthly increase in November. 

2024 was jam packed with big news stories, from the presidential election to the National Association of REALTORS® settlement to the implementation of those new rules. Check out our top 10 most-read stories.

Matthew Gardner shares his predictions for the housing industry in 2025.

The year-over-year increase of 6.1% is the greatest since June 2021, according to the association. 

On a monthly basis, however, sales were down 13.3%, RE/MAX said. 

Miami had a lease renewal rate of 72% in 2024. 

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Multifamily construction, meanwhile, rose on a monthly basis. 

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