The Compass Cares program is the charitable arm of Compass, a real estate brokerage making big waves in the market. Compass was recently honored as a 2023 “Game Changer” by RealTrends. Compass isn’t only focused on national real estate sales, it is looking to make an impact at the local level. For e

Like many cities in the U.S., the Austin housing market has experienced major ups and downs over the last five years. Find out if the Austin housing market could crash.

You mindset impacts your real estate success and successful agents are looking toward the future, no wallowing in the uncertain market. Before you know it, 2024 will be upon us. The time is now to understand the market and some of the trends. We spoke with Tom Ferry, the Founder of Tom Ferry Interna

California-based designer Kendall Wilkinson created a pretty-in-pink house for a client in Silicon Valley featuring shades of Barbie pink.

Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers owns a $28 million home in Malibu that ranks as the most expensive house among NFL players.

An eye-popping 38% of recent homebuyers under age 30 used either a cash gift from a family member or an inheritance in order to afford their down payment.

Last week, mortgage rates hit a 21st-century high, the 10-year yield closed slightly higher than my peak forecast for 2023, and housing inventory growth was still slow. Purchase application data didn’t budge much on the week-to-week data.Weekly active listings rose by only 4,401.Mortgage rates went

Middlebury is paying students $10,000 to take the semester off. Other schools are housing students in everything from trailers to rooms at a casino resort—or leaving them to fend for themselves.

We asked Ashley Danbury, color marketing manager at HGTV Home by Sherwin-Williams, for tips on how to use the 2024 Color Collection of the Year in your home.

Country Garden Holdings defaulted and China Evergrande Group sought Chapter 15 protection to keep creditor restructuring plans on track. Is this China's Lehman Moment?

Thanks to this presence of international institutions, over 40% of the city’s population are of foreign origin or other nationalities.

Once you’ve found a property and have a vision for how you could add value to it, you’ll need to present your case to potential investors.

Once you’ve found a property and have a vision for how you could add value to it, you’ll need to present your case to potential investors.

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this week announced a package of regulatory and administrative waivers that will allow the use of HUD funding to assist with the recovery of Maui after the island endured a series of devastating wildfires. The waivers come as thousands of go

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) this week announced a package of regulatory and administrative waivers that will allow the use of HUD funding to assist with the recovery of Maui after the island endured a series of devastating wildfires. The waivers come as thousands of go

The slower housing market and uncertain economic conditions took their toll on the number of real estate brokerages and firms that were named to Inc. Magazine’s 5000 list for 2023, a ranking of the fastest-growing companies in the U.S.Last year, over 60 real estate brokerage firms or real estate tea

A great Listing pre-qualification script pulls out critical facts so you can be best prepared to not just take the listing, but to price it right in the first place! Not prequalifying is unprofessional and can waste your time and the sellers. Always prequalify, 100% of the time! Price it to sell, no

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The 10-year yield closed today above my key level of 4.25%: Does that mean mortgage rates will hit 8%? To understand what’s happening, here’s how I look at the bond market and mortgage rates in my forecast for 2023.In my 2023 forecast, the range on the 10-year yield was between 3.21%-4.25%, emphasiz

With the housing industry down across the board, upstart title insurance firms couldn’t maintain strong growth rates in 2023. Just three title insurance firms made the annual Inc. 5000 list, a growth-based ranking of U.S.-based privately held and independent companies. Nine title insurers made the l