A new data study from Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG) found 62% of Black homebuyers purchased their first home in 2024, just slightly below the record 63% level in 2023. In comparison, overall, first-time buyers made up just 44% of the market, down from 50% in 2023. Zillow...
January saw a month-over-month spike in new listings, up 53.7% over December, although on a year-over-year measurement the level was down by a scant 0.1%, according to the latest national housing report from RE/MAX Holdings (NYSE: RMAX). Inventory last month was up 5%...
Hunt Communities announced the groundbreaking of its new master-planned community, Verdancia, in Horizon City, Texas, east of El Paso. According to the company, the 770-acre community will include approximately 2,400 single-family home lots, with homes expected to be...
The retailer Forever 21 is considering bankruptcy and may shutter at least 200 US-based stores as soon as next month. According to a Bloomberg report sourced from unnamed “people with knowledge of the matter,” the chain’s US operator, F21 OpCo, is seeking a buyer for...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has cancelled $4 million in contracts that were designed to foster Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) programs within the agency. In an interview this morning on Fox News, HUD Secretary Scott Turner stated the...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of May 4-8
