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15% of Home Purchase Agreements Fell Through in July

15% of Home Purchase Agreements Fell Through in July

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

Approximately 58,000 home purchase agreements were canceled in July, according to new data from the Rocket Companies (NYSE: RKT) division Redfin. The rate of cancelations accounted for 15.3% of homes that went under contract last month, up from 14.5% one year ago....
Zombie Properties on the Rise

Zombie Properties on the Rise

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

Roughly 1.4 million residential properties, or about 1.3% of all US homes, were vacant during the third quarter, according to data from ATTOM, which also found 7,519 pre-foreclosure homes, or 3.38% of the 222,318 properties in the process of foreclosure, were “zombie”...
REMAX: Homes Sales Steady, But Taking Longer to Sell

REMAX: Homes Sales Steady, But Taking Longer to Sell

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

July home sales reversed a five-month growth trend with a slight 0.7% month-over-month decline, according to the latest REMAX National Housing Report. One year-over-year basis, sales were up 0.6%, although sales took longer to complete – an average of 44 days on the...
Mortgage Application Activity Down Slightly

Mortgage Application Activity Down Slightly

by Phil Hall | Aug 20, 2025 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Mortgage application activity declined in the week ending Aug. 15, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, decreased 1.4% on a seasonally adjusted basis from one...
Housing Starts Up in July

Housing Starts Up in July

by Phil Hall | Aug 19, 2025 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Single-family housing starts in July were at a rate of 939,000, according to data from the US Census Bureau. Last month’s level is 2.8% above the revised June figure of 913,000. Privately-owned housing starts in July were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.42...
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