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Slightly Under One-Third of 2024 Home Purchases Were All-Cash Sales

Slightly Under One-Third of 2024 Home Purchases Were All-Cash Sales

by Phil Hall | Feb 18, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Slightly under one-third (32.6%) of home purchases in 2024 were all-cash transactions, according to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). This is down from 35.1% in 2023 and the lowest share since 2021. Prior to the pandemic, the share of all-cash sales ranged from 25%...
Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Feb. 10-14

Hits and Misses for the Real Estate Week of Feb. 10-14

by Phil Hall | Feb 14, 2025 | Hits and Misses, International Real Estate News, News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

DOGE’s impact on Washington, Greenland hijinks and Redfin’s under the radar layoffs. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Feb. 10-14. Hit: Getting It Done. Earlier this week, the Department of Housing...
Housing Supply at 5-Year High, Demand at 5-Year Low

Housing Supply at 5-Year High, Demand at 5-Year Low

by Phil Hall | Feb 13, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

A new data report from Redfin determined that housing supply in January was at its highest level since 2020, but demand for housing was at its lowest level since 2020. Pending home sales in January dropped to their lowest recorded level aside from the start of the...
Redfin to Lay Off 450 Employees Following Partnership with Zillow

Redfin to Lay Off 450 Employees Following Partnership with Zillow

by Phil Hall | Feb 12, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN) is planning to cut 450 employees following its new rental listings partnership with Zillow (NASDAQ: Z, ZG). The Seattle-based company did not release a press statement on the layoffs but instead buried the news in a filing with the Securities and...
Report: Typical Homebuyer Pays Roughly 2% Less Than the List Price

Report: Typical Homebuyer Pays Roughly 2% Less Than the List Price

by Phil Hall | Feb 12, 2025 | News/Current Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The average home listing is now selling for 1.8% its asking price, the biggest discount in nearly two years, according to a new data report from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). Adding insult to injury, the typical home that sells takes 56 days to go under contract, the longest...
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