Housing starts may have been down last month, but there are many more details about new construction that are of equal import. #200263624-001 / gettyimages.com The Census Bureau released its latest report on new construction, and it wasn’t pretty

I bet that up to right about now, none of you have ever heard of a “housing burden.” If you are a renter or homeowner then it’s time you pay attention to the term. Every now and then, us

After a sorrowful period in the woods, builder confidence has returned to the promised land this month. #82355279 / gettyimages.com The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), the nation’s leading measurement on builder confidence in

Earlier today, Realogy announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the technology-based ZipRealty for $6.75 per share. The total transaction, which will be in all-cash, is valued at $166 million. The acquisition will entail Realogy absorbing

Cost burdens have become commonplace in housing, and they’re especially pronounced in the nation’s largest metro areas. #145868156 / gettyimages.com The housing market has bounced back in a major way the last couple years, but it’s introduced us to

On early Tuesday, a collection of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage agents gathered in a small room of Chicago’s Omni Hotel on Michigan Ave. to listen to and learn from successful Beverly Hills-based luxury agent Jane Brill Gavens. For a

Heavy investment activity has helped deplete inventory levels, as well as buyer confidence, but a new Redfin survey suggests that dynamic may be shifting. #156881948 / gettyimages.com It’s been nearly seven years since the housing bubble collapsed; yet, the

Anyone can observe that buyer traffic is down from last year, but a new report tacks a number to that decline – and it’s a big one. #159449352 / gettyimages.com We’re hardly the first publication to point out that buyer

NAR and Move, Inc. have prevailed in their opening salvo against Zillow. A Washington state judge has ruled in favor of Move, Inc. and the National Association of Realtors in what promises to be a long legal battle with

On July 8, REAL Trends/The Wall Street Journal released its Top One Thousand list for 2014. As advertised by The Wall Street Journal, REAL Trends Top One Thousand recognizes the top one half of 1 percent of nearly 963,000

Foreign consumers regained their appetite for U.S. housing in a major way in the 12-month period ending March 2014. #185761563 / gettyimages.com International sales – aka, home purchases in the U.S. by foreign consumers – soared an incredible 35

Housing has made definite progress the last couple of years, but what hurdles remain for the industry? #488933561 / gettyimages.com There’s little doubt that the U.S. housing market has made notable improvements in recent years. For instance, delinquent mortgages

The nation continues to improve, clearing out thousands of foreclosures each month, but some states and cities are doing better than others. In May, the national foreclosure inventory continued its 31 consecutive months of year-over-year declines, dropping 4.8 percent,

REO listings have been on a steady decline for some time, but have they reverse course in 2014? #101057102 / gettyimages.com The decline of distressed home sales has been one of the great success stories of the housing recovery.

Master Brokers Forum recently welcomed five new members to its Miami-Dade chapter. Matt Crane of Majestic Properties, Jeffrey Davidson of The Ron Rosen Group, Peggy Fucci with OneWorld Properties, William Hodges of EWM Realtors and Gabriel Markovich with Decorus

Cash is still king, but for how much longer. New Zillow report reveals dwindling all cash purchases in many metro areas. When the housing bubble collapsed in 2007 and home prices plummeted, forward-thinking investors seized an opportunity to snatch