Homes
Opendoor Q4 Revenue, Homes Sold Plummet as CEO Looks to ‘Rescale Business’
Opendoor Technologies Inc., an e-commerce platform for residential real estate transactions, on Feb. 15 reported financial results for Q4 and full-year 2023. The numbers, like so many industry companies after the bruising year, were not good. While the company earned $ 870 million in Q4 revenue, it was a 70% drop versus Q4 2022. A […]
Webinar Recap: Top Real Estate Marketing Tools to Help You Sell More Homes
In the latest RISMedia webinar—“Top Real Estate Marketing Tools to Help You Sell More Homes”—panelists Riezl Baker, an award-winning luxury REALTOR® at Luxury Lake Oconee Real Estate Group; Sam Neumann, a Denver REALTOR® with Keller Williams Integrity Real Estate; and Stephanie Alfonso, the senior director of Sales Enablement and Field Education at Elm Street Technology,… […]
Help Homeowners Maintain Their Vacation Homes
Owning a vacation house sounds idyllic, but even living in paradise requires preventive maintenance and ongoing care. Help guide your clients on smart planning. www.nar.realtor – Vacation, Resort, and Second Homes
Why Demand for Vacation Homes Is Dropping
These factors are “hitting the second-home market much harder than the primary-home market,” says Redfin economist. www.nar.realtor – Vacation, Resort, and Second Homes
Demand for Vacation Homes Slowing, Report Says
The pandemic-fueled second home boom may be coming to an end, but here’s why it will likely remain elevated compared to historical averages. www.nar.realtor – Vacation, Resort, and Second Homes
Why Demand for Vacation Homes is Dropping
Rising mortgage rates and home prices are hitting the second-home market much harder than the primary-home market. www.nar.realtor – Vacation, Resort, and Second Homes
Fewer New Homes Are Actually Complete When Sold
The Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) is expecting that a higher volume of new home sales occurred in October than in the previous month, even as purchase prices rise. MBA says its Builder Application Survey (BAS) showed a 6 percent month-over-month increase in purchase applications even though they were down 15.2 percent from October 2020. That […]
Fur-ever Homes: Pets Are a Motivator to Purchase
Analysis showed 43% of pet owners in the U.S. would be willing to move to accommodate their pet. www.nar.realtor – Research
Q&A Corner with Lawrence Yun: Vacation Homes, Inflation, and Cash Sales
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun shares his thoughts on what’s happening in vacation home sales, with rising inflation, and the high number of recent all-cash home sales in the latest data. www.nar.realtor – Vacation, Resort, and Second Homes