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Rocket Companies Acquires Redfin for $1.75 Billion

Rocket Companies Acquires Redfin for $1.75 Billion

by Phil Hall | Mar 10, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Detroit-headquartered Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) has announced its acquisition of the Seattle-headquartered brokerage Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) for $1.75 billion, or $12.50 per Redfin share. “Rocket and Redfin have a unified vision of a better way to buy and sell...
Q4 Investor Homebuying Activity at 8-Year Low

Q4 Investor Homebuying Activity at 8-Year Low

by Phil Hall | Mar 5, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Real estate investors purchased 47,004 homes in the fourth quarter, according to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). This was a 3.9% year-over-year drop – the biggest decline in a year – and marked the lowest level for that time of year since 2016. Real estate...
Report: 1 in 7 Pending Home Sales Were Canceled in January

Report: 1 in 7 Pending Home Sales Were Canceled in January

by Phil Hall | Feb 28, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Roughly 41,000 home purchase agreements were canceled in January, equal to 14.3% or one in seven homes that went under contract. According to a new data report from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN), last month’s cancelation rate was up from 13.4% in January 2024 and is the...
The Most Expensive US Home Listing Is…

The Most Expensive US Home Listing Is…

by Phil Hall | Feb 21, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Wealthy homebuyers in search of ultra-luxury property should focus on the coastal Florida and Southern California markets, according to a new data report from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). The regional dominance of Florida and California in the ultra-luxury sector might be...
Report: 2024 Housing Market Gained $2.5 Trillion in Value

Report: 2024 Housing Market Gained $2.5 Trillion in Value

by Phil Hall | Feb 20, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The US housing market gained $2.5 trillion in value in 2024 to reach $49.7 trillion, according to a new data report from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). But while the total value of the housing market grew 5.2% year-over-year, this represented the slowest growth in a calendar...
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