In a survey of nearly 1,000 recent homebuyers and sellers, we found that most consumers welcome an alternative to the traditional real estate experience. Respondents gravitated toward lower fees and tech-based solutions.
Patience. A lot of would-be buyers have had it in spades as they shop for a home. One reason: Mortgage rates are near historic lows and there’s little reason to think they’re going up. But that may be changing.
Redfin customers requesting home tours, an early indicator of housing market performance, jumped nearly 50 percent from a year ago and the number of newly listed homes for sale rose to the highest level since mid-2013, setting the stage for accelerating growth in the housing market in 2015, according to a Redfin analysis that tracks […]
Home sales hit a nine-month low last month, a leading economic report said housing is "faltering," and Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen told Congress the housing market is "depressed." What's going on?