Four Cost-Cutting Moves Buyers Are Using Right Now — And What They Mean for Sellers
Buyers facing 6%-plus mortgage rates are hunting for every dollar of relief. Here's how their tactics shift your negotiation and your net.
Seller Intelligence archive — page 15
Coverage of mortgage rates, home prices, inventory, policy and the listing business, with what each story means for a homeowner who may sell.
Seller Impersonation Fraud Has More Than Doubled. Here's What Owners Need to Know.
Title firms are flagging a sharp rise in scams where criminals pose as property owners to sell homes they don't own. Vacant land and paid-off properties are prime targets.
The Fed Is About to Raise Rates Again. Here's What Sellers Need to Know.
A likely rate hike this week pushes mortgage rates to a 15-month high. What that means for your buyer pool, your timeline, and your bottom line.
Mortgage Rates Crack 7%: What Sellers Need to Know Now
Rates hit 7.12% last week for the first time all year. Here's how that reshapes your buyer pool, your timeline, and your bottom line.
Housing Market · Florida
$18M Palm Beach Listing Sells the Land, Not the 1938 House on It
A salmon-pink Georgian-Colonial just hit the Palm Beach market at $18M — and the price tag is really about the dirt beneath it. Here's what that tells sellers.
The ROAD Act Is Law. The Housing It Promises Is Years Away.
Congress's landmark housing bill cleared its biggest hurdle — passage — but a depleted HUD and an unfunded pipeline mean sellers shouldn't expect relief anytime soon.
Home Values · Florida
The Villages Home Prices Are Down Nearly $60K From Their Peak
Median listing prices in Florida's largest retirement community have dropped to $377,784. Here's what's driving it and what sellers there need to know.
Zillow Executives Hit With Shareholder Lawsuit Over Redfin Deal
A derivative suit alleges insider stock sales of $81M and misleading disclosures around the $100M Redfin arrangement — here's what sellers need to understand.
Mortgage Rates Hit 15-Month High at 6.76% — What It Costs Sellers' Buyers Now
Rates jumped to their highest point since mid-2025. Here's exactly how that shrinks your buyer pool and what it means for your sale price and timeline.
Home Values · Utah
91% of Utah Renters Can't Afford a Home. Here's What That Means for Sellers.
Utah's median home price hit $520,000 in early 2026—a record. That affordability wall reshapes who your buyer is and how you should price.
Modular Homes Are 4% of the Market. Here's Why That Number Is Moving.
Modular construction is faster, cheaper per square foot, and mortgage-eligible — and that shift is starting to reshape what sellers are competing against.
Mortgage Rates Hit 15-Month High: What It Costs Sellers Right Now
At 6.76% and climbing, mortgage rates are reshaping who can buy your home, how fast it sells, and what you'll net at closing.
Federal Appeals Court Backs NAR Membership Rules — Here's What It Means If You're Selling
The Fifth Circuit just closed a legal challenge to how agents access the MLS. For sellers, that means the current commission and listing structure stays intact.
August Existing Sales Drop Below 4M — What It Means If You're Selling Now
Sales fell to a 3.98M annual pace in August and nearly half of listed homes are taking price cuts. Here's how to read the market if you're planning to sell.
CCM and Rocket Jump to $845K Loan Limit Before FHFA Acts
Two major lenders have raised their conforming loan ceilings to $845,000 now — months before the FHFA's official 2027 announcement. Here's what it means if you're selling.