The average buyer’s agent commission was 2.40% for homes sold in the first quarter, according to a data report from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN), up from 2.37% in the fourth quarter of 2024 and from 2.36% in the third quarter of 2024 when the new National Association of...
Single-family housing starts in April were at a rate of 927,000, according to new data from the US Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is 2.1% below the revised March figure of 947,000. Privately-owned housing starts in April were...
Ginnie Mae announced that its mortgage-backed securities (MBS) portfolio outstanding reached $2.74 trillion as of April. The April issuance encompassed $42.2 billion in total MBS, resulting in a net portfolio growth of $10.6 billion. This included $40.7 billion in...
The number of sales recorded over Canadian MLS Systems was unchanged (-0.1%) between March and April, pausing the trend of declining activity since the beginning of the year. According to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), actual (not seasonally adjusted)...
The Vietnamese government has approved a $1.5 billion proposal by the Trump Organization to build golf courses, hotels and real estate projects in the country. The Associated Press reports the Trump Organization and a local developer, Kinhbac City, proposed their...
The Washington, DC headquarters of the Voice of America is the latest federal property on the list for “accelerated disposal.” Bloomberg reports the property, formally known at the Wilbur Cohen Federal Building, is located south of the National Mall and two blocks...
Pennymac Raises Early 2027 Conforming Loan Limit to $850,000
