Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes climbed three points to 51 in March, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo (NYSE:WFC) Housing Market Index (HMI). This is the highest level since July 2023, as...
Billionaire tech investor Marc Andreesen has listed his mansion in the ultra-upscale town of Atherton, California for $33.3 million. The Wall Street Journal reported that Andreessen – who co-founded Netscape and whose venture-capital firm Andreessen Horowitz were...
Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $2,109 on each loan they originated in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to new data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). This represented an increase...
An unexpected settlement, an unexpected resignation and the unexpected closing of 1,000 stores. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are the Hits and Misses for the week of March 11-15. Miss: NAR’s White Flag. The National Association of Realtors...
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has agreed to a $418 million settlement that will resolve a series of lawsuits that challenged its rules on real estate broker commissions. The New York Times reported that it obtained a copy of the settlement, which will be...
New listings in February were up by 3.8% on a seasonally adjusted basis from January to February, according to data from Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN), which marks the highest level since September 2022. On a year-over-year basis, February’s new listings were up 14.8%,...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of June 22-26
