Posts by John Yellig

NAR to drop membership requirement for MLS access on Jan. 1

The association made local MLSs responsible for deciding whether non-Realtors may access their platforms as part of a suite of changes aimed at reducing antitrust...

NAR’s Lawrence Yun expects 14% surge in existing-home sales in 2026

The chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS® also predicts home prices will climb 4% compared to...

First-time homebuyers hit record low in Realtor buyer/seller survey

At the same time, the average age of the first-time buyer hit an all-time high of 40, according to the 2025 Profile of Home Buyers and...

Tommie Wehrle installed as 2026 president of the LGBTQ+ Real Estate Alliance

The advocacy group also named Richard Woods as its 2026 first vice president and 2027...

Rate relaunches app with wellness focus

As part of the relaunch, Rate announced the results of a study it conducted, which found almost seven in 10 homebuyers said homeownership keeps them up at...

Fed cuts rates again

The Federal Reserve trimmed its federal funds rate from 4% to 3.75% as it seeks maximum employment and inflation of...

Cotality: Pace of home-price growth slowed again in August

The pace of home sales, meanwhile, remained at "multi-decade lows" even as affordability reached its most favorable level since...

Case-Shiller: Boston home-price growth jumps in July as national market downshifts to ‘slower gear’

The pace of home-price appreciation declined to its weakest pace in 10 years, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price...

New-home sales crush expectations in August, jump 20.5% from July on builder incentives

The pace of new-home sales hit an annual rate of 800,000, its highest level since January...

Fannie Mae lowers mortgage-rate forecasts after Fed cut

Fannie Mae also reduced its forecasts for home sales in 2025 and...

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