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Notable inventory gains, a surge of new listings and increased activity are setting the stage for the customary peak homebuying season.

In the January Zonda Market Ranking, the metro area was significantly overperforming compared with its long-term historical average. Home builders are ramping up new construction, and starts activity has improved over the past six months.

Builders are reporting offering smaller homes, buying land farther from urban centers, and paring back features to help lower costs and sales prices.

Building a comprehensive website is one of the most critical tasks for any home builder. Most buyers begin searching for a new home online, and their decision to purchase occurs long before they step inside a sales center.

2023 has been a rough ride for homebuyers. Exploding interest rates caused many potential buyers to pump the brakes on diving into homeownership.

According to the RE/MAX National Housing Report for October, the seasonal decline of the housing market is here. Signs indicate that the softening of new home sales affected last month.

RE/MAX surveyed 53 metros for the report and noted that inventory grew for the seventh month. In short, the buyers are still hibernating.

The National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) antitrust verdict will have a profound effect on how homes are bought, sold, and commissions are paid. The trial, formally known as the Sitzer/Burnett Commission lawsuit, saw the NAR and major real estate companies unsuccessfully defend themselves in an antitrust case. The judge ruled they conspired to drive real estate commissions higher and levied a fine just north of $1.7 billion, which could be tripled under antitrust legislation.

With 30-year fixed-rate mortgages climbing toward 8% and limited inventory available, there is plenty to be scared of in the housing market for prospective buyers. In honor of Halloween, Point2Homes analyzed the largest 200 housing markets in the country to determine the scariest markets, based on median price, year-over-year differential in home prices, differences in for-sale inventory, and fewest days on the market.

RE/MAX released its National Housing Report for September on Tuesday. For the sixth month in a row, Americans have pushed up the numbers on inventory with more listings on the market, but high interest rates continue to slow down sales.

Zonda’s new event will shine a light on one of real estate’s most exciting segments, high-rise condo development.

Are you looking for a home in Phoenix? Get ready for a challenge. RE/MAX released its National Housing Report for August, and the news out of Arizona may shock potential buyers.

A quarter of all baby boomers plan to move to a new city to be closer to their grandchildren, according to research from Livabl.com, the country’s premiere site for new home listings.

he Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index remained effectively unchanged in August, with 82% still saying it’s a bad time to buy.

This week on The Home Builder Digital Marketing Podcast, Karyn Bonder of Livabl joins Greg Bray and Kevin Weitzel to discuss the advantages of listing new construction homes on the Livabl platform.

The inventory crunch in the housing market is putting upward pressure on prices, though Realtor.com does not project prices will reach the same peak levels as June 2022.

Your gut is right – it’s always better to buy new. New vs. old is always a hot conversation when it comes to the home buying…