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Real Estate Investors Snagged 19% of Q1 Home Sales

Real Estate Investors Snagged 19% of Q1 Home Sales

by Phil Hall | May 15, 2024 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Real estate investors purchased approximately 44,000 homes during the first quarter, up 0.5% from one year ago, according to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN). And while the uptick is relatively mild, it marks the first increase since the second quarter of 2022....
Mortgage Originations for Vacation Homes Down 40% in 2023

Mortgage Originations for Vacation Homes Down 40% in 2023

by Phil Hall | May 13, 2024 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Enthusiasm for vacation homes waned during 2023, according to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN). Last year, homebuyers took out 90,772 mortgages for second homes in 2023, down 40% from a year earlier and down 65% from the pandemic housing boom’s 2021 peak. In...
Median Monthly Housing Costs at New Record High

Median Monthly Housing Costs at New Record High

by Phil Hall | May 9, 2024 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The median U.S. monthly housing payment set a record high at $2,894 during the four weeks ending May 5, up 14% from one year earlier, according to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN). During this period, Redfin reported the median sale price reached $384,721, up 4.5%...
Lower-Income Borrowers Account for One in Five New Mortgages

Lower-Income Borrowers Account for One in Five New Mortgages

by Phil Hall | May 7, 2024 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Lower-income Americans accounted for roughly one in five (20.6%) new mortgages issued in 2023, a level not seen since 2018, according to new data from Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN). The newly reported level represents a step down from the progress that lower-income Americans...
Redfin Announces $9.25 Million Settlement Over Commissions Lawsuits

Redfin Announces $9.25 Million Settlement Over Commissions Lawsuits

by Phil Hall | May 6, 2024 | Current News & Events, Industry Updates, Real Estate News, WRE News Exclusive

The Seattle-headquartered Redfin (NASDAQ:RDFN) has become the latest brokerage to announce a settlement of lawsuits related to claims of inflated broker commissions – in this case, a $9.25 million agreement. The company agreed to the settlement on Friday and disclosed...
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