Housing Wire

JANUARY 16, 2025

” Residential construction workers are at risk of facing job losses for the first time in this recovery yet the Fed often takes a hawkish stance in its statements at key points, which tends to drive mortgage rates higher. It’s not falling.” Now, it seems like the Fed is suggesting that we might need more rate cuts.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 27, 2025

As affordability challenges push more people into renting the average age of first-time homebuyers has moved up to an all-time high of 38 years real estate professionals must stay ahead of market trends and equip themselves with the right knowledge and tools to navigate and command this evolving landscape. have continued to surge.

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OCTOBER 18, 2023

Department of Housing and Urban Development and U.S. However, permits for future construction recorded a 4.4% “Slower construction activity in the Northeast could reflect cooler demand as well as challenges builders face in finding availability lots,” she said. Could multifamily construction stall?

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

In this monograph, we discuss the absolute necessity of developing more than one skill set as part of becoming a competent and professional real estate appraiser. At its core, real estate appraising involves the due diligence necessary to form a credible opinion of the market value of a particular property.

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NOVEMBER 1, 2024

According to a new Redfin research, in Q3 of this year, an estimated 28% of single-family homes for sale nationwide were newly constructed, the lowest percentage in three years. A large portion of the new development on the market has been purchased by homebuyers. Overall construction has slowed. a year ago.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

This experience taught me a crucial lesson: in real estate, you must always be prepared for market shifts (because it ALWAYS shifts). Concentrated Development: Many developers flocked to the same areas, leading to localized oversupply. New owners used their cost savings to renovate and undercut our rent rates.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

Broker associate Marcus Skenderian is bringing his five-person Marcus Skenderian Real Estate Group back to Compass after spending three years at Coldwell Banker. The Marcus Skenderian Real Estate Group works across commercial real estate , architecture, construction , development and residential sales.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 14, 2025

The brokerage has hired industry veteran Nikol Solares as senior managing director of new development marketing. Jeff Polashuk, regional vice president at Compass, highlighted these changes as key steps to bolstering the brokerage’s presence in the luxury real estate market.

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Appraisal Buzz

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Housing Market Supply and Demand: An analysis of housing inventory trends and construction pressures affecting pricing and availability. Technological Advancements in Real Estate: A look at emerging technologies with the potential to reshape real estate transactions and property management.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 7, 2025

Kenosha has always been kind of the engine in terms of real estate sales in southeast Wisconsin, she said. I think that we’ve underbuilt for 13 years in this country and in this state, so definitely, new construction is in order, she said. That would definitely help with the sale pricing of new construction.

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Housing Wire

MAY 14, 2024

As a result, some homebuilders have doubled down on the construction of built-to-rent (BTR) homes. The momentum is continuing as another 99,000 BTR homes are under construction in 2024, although the breakneck pace is expected to ease in 2025. Many builders feel bullish about places that are low on rental supply.

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Appraisal Buzz

DECEMBER 17, 2024

The share of the balance of delinquent commercial mortgages increased for every major capital source during the third quarter of 2024, said Jamie Woodwell, MBAs Head of Commercial Real Estate Research. The increases varied by capital source and were driven by the particularities of each individual loan and property.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

Seattle and London-based construction technology company Modulous has raised $11.5 Main contributors to this round of funding included SFV , the venture arm of German real estate developer Patrizia ; Regal London , a U.K-based The post Construction tech startup Modulous raises $11.5 and Leela Capital (U.K.).

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Housing Wire

JUNE 6, 2023

Residential real estate activity picked up in most Districts despite continued low inventories of homes for sale,” the report states. Cleveland – Demand for residential construction and real estate has stabilized in this District, and contacts attribute this stabilization to the arrival of spring and flattening interest rates.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Over the weekend, CoStar Group announced that it has agreed to acquire real estate tech company Homesnap. Homesnap has great relationships, data , software, and tools for residential real estate professionals that are complementary to our existing offerings ,” Florance said. starting in January.

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Housing Wire

JULY 11, 2024

The latest annual report from The Counselors of Real Estate highlights 10 major issues expected to impact the housing industry in 2024, but developers are painfully familiar with at least two of them: labor shortages and skyrocketing capital costs. The result is a sharp increase in labor costs, and longer construction times.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 25, 2025

Global investment bank Cambridge Wilkinson today announced the closing of a forward flow agreement up to $100 million for a private real estate lending platform specializing in short-term bridge , fix-and-flip, construction and land development loans.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

What does this mean for the residential real estate sector and how business-purpose mortgage lenders are trying to expand? Wolak: The press release of the deal noted that the residential real estate investment sector is on the brink of explosive growth. This interview has been edited for length and clarity.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 15, 2024

With high prices and still stiff competition, those looking to buy a home in today’s real estate market need to consider every opportunity, including the choice between new construction or a resale home. Census Bureau, the median sale price of a new construction home in March 2024 was $430,700.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Real estate software development company Cedar announced this week that it has secured $3 million in seed funding to create a product that would help developers locate urban infill properties for potential development into housing.

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Housing Wire

APRIL 26, 2024

Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) have settled on new energy-efficiency standards for the construction of new single-family and multifamily homes. The implementation timeline varies based on the type and location of new construction.

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Housing Wire

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Tokyo-based Lead Real Estate Co. a developer of luxury single-family homes and condominiums, which also has residential leasing operations in Dallas, is looking to raise up to $30 million via the U.S. Lead Real Estate (LRE) seeks to have its ADS securities listed on the NASDAQ Global Market exchange. stock market.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 21, 2022

Most real estate professionals understand that the Real Estate Settlement and Procedures Act (RESPA) was created keeping customers in mind. RESPA has strict rules for real estate and mortgage professionals regarding kickbacks, referrals, and unnecessary fees. Construction-only loans.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 17, 2024

New home construction exploded early in the pandemic as soaring home demand squeezed existing inventory nationwide, giving homebuilders a much bigger share of a shrinking pie. Index values for most construction inputs are down from 2022 but remain above pre-pandemic levels. That could set the backdrop for a slower pace of construction.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Michigan-based lender United Wholesale Mortgage (UWM) has introduced a construction-to-permanent loan that covers the cost of building a home and then converts to a permanent mortgage once construction is complete. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), according to lawyers. UWM, which originated $33.5

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MAY 2, 2022

These are a few ways it will affect real estate in the coming months. Construction Sites Will Stay on Schedule. After months of paperwork and organizing teams, many experts believe the allocated funding will start positively affecting the real estate market. construction sites. they won’t make a splash.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 2, 2024

Pretium is a real estate investment firm that focuses on single-family rental (SFR), build-to-rent (BTR) and fix-and-flip properties. Burns follows up with a question on how Pretium’s construction lending platform sets them apart, as well as the company’s interest in land banking. Mullen shares that the company raised $1.5

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 18, 2025

Despite that projected need for more senior housing, however, development on dedicated senior housing units and facilities ground to a halt during the COVID-19 pandemic and has largely stood still since then, the report explained. The sector is expected to move from its former glut to a shortage in the next five years, the Journal reported.

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Housing Wire

JANUARY 23, 2024

home sales in nearly 30 years as high mortgage rates frustrate buyers, the market is reshaping real estate once again, placing buyers on the back foot and swinging the pendulum back to favoring sellers. Interest rates, a key determinant of the real estate market’s health, are on a downward trend.

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Housing Wire

OCTOBER 8, 2021

After losing 3,000 jobs in August , the construction sector added 22,000 jobs in September. However, construction employment is still 201,000 jobs below its February 2020 level. The average hourly earnings of production and non-supervisory employees in construction are up 5.8% Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

As a real estate agent, you may think clients should care more about their next home than your life story. And while that may be true, well-crafted real estate agent bios can build trust and credibility and serve as a powerful tool in an agent’s marketing arsenal — giving prospective clients.

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Housing Wire

JULY 9, 2024

Just this week, I have spent time with successful people in the following pursuits: Technology consulting, software development, real estate sales, building construction and contracting, the law, nuclear physics innovation, advertising, medical sales, and product innovation. Is this fair?

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Appraisal Buzz

APRIL 7, 2025

In April, as the real estate industry celebrates New Homes Month, millennial buyers indicate they are prepared to compromise on space. Buyers are willing to make compromises to find the best possible home for their families, said NAHB Chairman Buddy Hughes, a home builder and developer from Lexington, N.C. Census Bureau data.

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Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

In response, multifamily construction has skyrocketed over the last year, hitting a historic high of 841,000 units under construction nationwide in June of this year, according to research from the National Multifamily Housing Council and the National Apartment Association. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 30, 2023

The proposed template would change the mortgage disclosures required under the Truth in Lending Act (TILA)-Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act (RESPA) Integrated Disclosure (TRID) rules.

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Appraisal Buzz

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Michael Gevurtz is an entrepreneur and investor in the real estate and finance industries. He is the CEO and Founder of Bluebird Lending, a national private lender servicing real estate developers and investors with an array of loan products to acquire, construct, and refinance residential and multifamily properties.

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Housing Wire

MARCH 2, 2022

I grew up in Houston, and I’ve seen the benefits and the pitfalls of real estate development in perhaps the most lightly regulated city in the United States — a place where developers don’t fret about complex building regulations, because such regulations simply don’t exist. The results are uneven, but can be inspiring.

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