Topic · 165 briefings
Coverage of housing inventory, home sales, new construction and buyer demand, and how supply and demand shifts change a seller's leverage and timeline.
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.
Housing Market · Florida
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.
Home Values · Utah
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 construction is faster, cheaper per square foot, and mortgage-eligible — and that shift is starting to reshape what sellers are competing against.
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.
National inventory is rising and price cuts are at a two-year high, but Houston, Omaha, and St. Louis show why one number never tells the whole story for sellers.
Agents & MLS · Michigan
Realtor.com's new ranking of 231 Division I markets shows where home prices still align with local wages — and what that signals for sellers in those markets.
The most buyer-friendly conditions since 2018 are reshaping what it takes to sell. Here's what the data actually means if you're listing now.
Housing Market · Utah
Alta's ski real estate market has roughly 37 homes, near-zero inventory, and cash-only deals. Here's what that means if you own property there.
Rates just reached a 13-month high. Here's what that means for your buyer pool, your days on market, and what you'll net at closing.
After nearly 200 deals since 2010, acquirers are slowing down and sharpening their pencils. For builders thinking about selling, the power dynamic has shifted.
Housing Market · Texas, Arizona
Reno is the rare interior West market still showing price gains in 2026 — but the real numbers are softer than headlines claim, and sellers need to price accordingly.
Housing Market · Texas
El Paso and San Antonio are priced within $12K of each other — but absorption rates, price cuts, and supply tell completely different stories for sellers.
Mortgage rates hit a 2026 high of 6.69% in August and killed buyer momentum. Here's what that shift means if you're planning to sell now.
Rates hit their highest weekly average of 2026, pending sales are falling, and prices keep rising. Here's what that combination means if you're planning to sell.
Mortgage rates near 6.81% are slowing buyer activity, but new listings and inventory data suggest the market isn't breaking — yet. Here's what sellers need to know.
Housing Market · Florida
Augusta, Greenville, and Jacksonville just moved from buyer's markets to balanced — here's what that shift means for your pricing strategy and timeline.
Buyer demand is thinning at the worst time of year for sellers. Here's what the latest application data means for your sale price and timeline.
Outsiders grabbed 67%+ of new-construction views this spring. If you're selling near a Sun Belt builder, that shift changes your competitive math.
Affordability-driven migration is reshaping demand in metros across the country. Here's what that shift means for your pricing, timing, and bottom line.
Housing Market · Florida
Active listings are down 20.7% year-over-year in Brevard County, but nearly half of all sellers have already cut their asking price. Here's what that means for you.
Policy · Illinois
Active listings in Illinois fell 64% in five years. A new local-action program aims to fix the building shortage — and sellers need to understand what's at stake.
Housing Market · Florida
Luxury sales are surging, days on market are falling, and buyer demand is returning. Here's what Florida sellers need to know right now.
Purchase mortgage applications fell again the week of Aug. 14, and pending home sales are down too. Sellers need to understand what a thinner buyer pool does to their deal.
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