Is the Bay Area Boom real or just smoke and mirrors?
The Bay Area has always been resilient. Now, it’s accelerating again, Brett Jennings writes. The question for real estate pros is how to show up.
Home sale cancellations dip as buyer, seller negotiations improve
Redfin reported contract cancellations declined 0.1 percent in April to 47,000 — the lowest level since September 2024.
NAR is presiding over a real estate free-for-all where there are no rules
The performance of the National Association of Realtors in past decades is what stewardship failure looks like at industry scale, Amit Kulkarni writes.
HUD targets construction costs as inventory gap persists
HUD has published recommendations urging state and local governments to reduce regulatory barriers to housing construction. But independent analyses from Zillow and Realtor.com identify mortgage rate lock-in, stretched consumer budgets and tariff-driven volatility as supply constraints that the report does not address.
Newrez to borrowers: Let ChatGPT answer your mortgage questions
Newrez launches Rezi Mortgage Assistant, a custom ChatGPT tool trained on its own underwriting guidelines, letting borrowers research mortgage options without forms, phone calls or sales pressure.