by Vernon Jones | Mar 1, 2026 | News
The average 30-year mortgage rate dropped to 5.98% on Feb. 26, marking the first time in three and a half years that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has dropped into the 5% range. This is momentous, given for the last two years, the “6% mark” has served as...
by Vernon Jones | Mar 1, 2026 | News
Highlights In 2025Q4, 61.9% of online views for homes in the 100 largest metros came from out-of-market shoppers—up from 48.6% in 2019Q4, signaling a structural shift in demand. Homes in Southern metros attract the highest share of out-of-metro interest, while...
by Vernon Jones | Jan 21, 2026 | News
Jump on social media and you’ll see all of your favorite influencers recommending an age-old German practice known as “luften” to clean out the air in a home. In the U.S., though, we’re calling it ‘house burping.’ While the name leaves much to be desired, the practice...
by Vernon Jones | Jan 21, 2026 | News
President Donald Trump signed the executive order Tuesday night, moving forward his efforts to prevent large single-family investors from buying up single-family homes. The effort is one of several aimed at slowing the rise in home costs in the past few years,...
by Vernon Jones | Dec 19, 2025 | News
If you’ve lived in the same city or real estate market for long enough, you know the feeling of having seen an up-and-coming area turn into the next “it” spot. From Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY, to East Austin in Austin, TX, there are many examples of neighborhoods...
by Vernon Jones | Dec 19, 2025 | News
The housing market got a small boost from lower mortgage rates last month, with sales of previously owned homes rising for the third-straight month after a weak spring and summer. Closings on existing homes rose 0.5% in November from the prior month to a seasonally...
