Posts by John Yellig

Rocket to acquire Mr. Cooper for $9.4 billion

The acquisition of the mortgage servicer comes on the heels of Rocket's $1.75 billion deal for...

Pending home sales post surprise gain in February but remain sluggish

The National Association of REALTORS'® Pending Home Sales Index rose 2% month over month in February, topping an expected 0.9%...

NAR keeps Clear Cooperation but adds delayed-marketing option

The new policy allows sellers to put off marketing their properties for a period of time to be determined by their local...

Boston home sales rise year over year in February

Nationally, home sales were down 2.6% year over year and up 8.4% month over month, RE/MAX...

NAR: Existing-home sales rise in February; market ‘flashing encouraging signs’

The median existing-home price was also on the upswing last month, providing homeowners a bit of refuge as the stock market undergoes a correction, Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in the monthly...

Housing starts post surprisingly big jump in February

The pace of new-home construction was higher than economists expected, even as homebuilders expressed concern about the impact of tariffs and supply-side...

NAR: Black homeownership still lags other racial groups despite highest annual increase

At the same time, Asian and Hispanic homeownership increased as well....

CoreLogic: Home-price growth slows in January, with further deceleration possible

Falling consumer sentiment suggests potential homebuyers are wary of the short-term economic outlook and future inflation, CoreLogic Chief Economist Selma Hepp...

New-home sales post unexpectedly large decline in January

At the same time, the median sales price for a new home hit its highest level since 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. ...

Case-Shiller: Home prices hit all-time high for the 19th month in a row in December

In Boston, home prices rose 6.35% year over year and 0.42% month over month in December. Beantown's annual increase was the third highest in the U.S. after New York and...

Oops! We could not locate your form.