Real Estate Trends

Austin James Realty joins KW’s Coastal Virginia Chesapeake market center as Austin Frangoules and his team of 23 agents make the move.

While trigger leads are legal, they often happen without the consumer’s knowledge and result in unwanted solicitations. Here’s who’s backing the new bill.

Zillow’s new listing standards won’t allow listings that are publicly marketed but blocked from IDX feeds for any time to appear on its site.

Build-to-rent inventory has made a huge leap from pre-pandemic years, when the country was averaging fewer than 7,000 completions annually.

Higher costs for imported construction supplies are pushing up claims expenses, which in turn may raise premiums.

Khosrowabadi, a second-generation Realtor, brings nearly two decades of experience in Silicon Valley’s highly competitive housing market.

Three KW franchises in Florida are suing Veronica Figueroa and Joseph Firmin of The Fig Team over agent recruitment.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell in March to 2.4% year over year, down from 2.8% in February and below expectations.

Realtor Jen Swendiman spoke to HousingWire about dire situations clients are facing as well as aid provided by the real estate industry.

Americans spent roughly $603 billion on home remodeling projects in 2024. The report ranked projects based on a post-completion “Joy Score.”

Data shows Florida emerged as the most popular destination among out-of-state buyers in 2024. High-cost states saw the least interest.

Keller is claiming former KW CEO John Davis is attempting to “bully and intimidate” him through his racketeering suit.

Bergen county’s desirability combined with tight inventory means buyers are still engaged in bidding wars and waiving inspections.

Even among respondents planning to hire agents, only 70% said they trust them, the report noted, marking a decline from 81% in the prior year.

Douglas Elliman’s new AI-powered image search and property curation tool ups the ante for luxury brokerage websites.

President Trump didn’t do homebuilders any favors by imposing a dramatic 125% tariff on China, a critical supplier of construction materials.

Both Berkshire Hathaway Energy and HomeServices of America are looking to have the Gibson suit moved to Iowa and Pennsylvania, respectively.

The Nancy Dauk Team was previously ranked as the top-producing team in the state, and #2 nationally at Brown Harris Stevens.

Thirty-one percent of first-time homebuyers regret buying their first home, and 9% felt they shouldn’t have bought it at all.

Agents at all of HomeServices of America’s companies will now have access to Zillow Showcase for all of their listings.