CertifID, a wire fraud protection platform serving the real estate industry, has rolled out CertifID Client Experience, a closing platform designed to bring the entire real estate transaction into one secure platform for homebuyers, sellers, real estate agents, and...
Pending home sales in April were up by 1.4% from March and up by 3.2% from one year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Month-over-month pending home sales rose in the Northeast, Midwest and West, and declined in the South. Year-over-year...
California’s median home price hit a new record in April at $914,810, marking the first time the median price has crossed the $900,000 threshold since May 2025. The previous record high was set in April 2025 with $910,160. According to the California Association of...
A Phil Hall Op-Ed: The humorist Will Rogers once wisecracked, “All I know is just what I read in the papers, and that’s an alibi for my ignorance.” I was reminded of Rogers’ classic comment while reading a pair of recent Wall Street Journal articles regarding...
Only 4.5% of today’s Gen Z demographic are homeowners, compared with 73.1% of baby boomers. According to a new data study from Clever Real Estate, the 68.6% difference marks the largest generational homeownership gap ever recorded. The new study observed that while...
The typical down payment during the first quarter was $23,400, a 19% decline from one year before. According to new data from Realtor.com, this marked the fourth consecutive quarterly decline in down payments and the lowest level since 2021. And while it was above the...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 8-12
