We keep anticipating a wave of downsizings from the nation’s Baby Boomers, but the data does not bare out such a shift. #182110608 / gettyimages.com Baby Boomers are the grand representatives of single-family suburban homes, and analysts and real estate

Crye-Leike is only the latest brokerage to pull its listings from major syndication sites, begging the question: Is this the beginning of movement? There’s a certain dependence many in the real estate industry have placed on online listing services,

Redfin’s newest feature is helping hopeful buyers identify the hottest properties in their neighborhoods. #171354749 / gettyimages.com Late last month, customer-centric real estate brokerage Redfin unrolled its new “Hot Homes” feature, designed to help buyers identify homes likely to

Pending home sales increased for the month of May, but many first-time buyers are looking for more incentive to enter the market, according to NAR. #154455910 / gettyimages.com In May, pending home sales and inventory levels rose as mortgage rates

We’re just about at the halfway point for 2014 – how has the housing market fared, thus far? #172290866 / gettyimages.com We’re now at the halfway mark for 2014, and unsurprisingly, the year has brought many new surprises and

SB2664 needs only a signature to become law, and the IAR is hoping it happens. #124360764 / gettyimages.com Earlier this month, we wrote about Senate Bill 2664, which having passed the state’s General Assembly was on its way to

The Census Bureau came out with its latest report on new home sales this week; what were its main findings? #152392688 / gettyimages.com The U.S. Census Bureau released its latest findings on new construction housing this week with a

It’s no mystery that newly built single-family homes are pretty big nowadays, but the latest data still surprises. #173750263 / gettyimages.com The last couple of years, we’ve been steadily tracking the return of large new construction homes, but even we

New report finds national existing-home sales increasing for the second consecutive month. #183008215 / gettyimages.com Carrying the momentum picked up in April, national existing-home sales continued rising strongly in May, according to a report from the National Association of

Things may be turning around for Millennials looking to settle down into homeownership, but a comfortable market is a long way off. #sb10062488l-001 / gettyimages.com In 1982, the U.S Census Bureau began tracking homeownership by age, and in more

We’re conditioned to think that downpayments lower than 20 percent are in scant supply, but the data doesn’t bare that out. #96161922 / gettyimages.com It’s the peanut butter and jelly of today’s mortgage markets – not only do lending

After a few months of fluctuations, it appears builder confidence has regained its, well, confidence! #103724088 / gettyimages.com Builder confidence for the single-family new construction home marketplace rose four points in June to reach a level of 49, according

The Census Bureau’s new data on residential construction is out, but as always, we’re here to report on what lies between the lines. #482869355 / gettyimages.com Housing starts in the month of May reached a seasonally adjusted annual rate

A new report finds that construction is failing to meet the explosive level of job growth in many areas throughout the country; though, what that means is up for debate. #102853195 / gettyimages.com Earlier this month, the Department of

Everyone knows that mortgage rates increased in a sudden, dramatic fashion in 2013, but how did that increase end up impacting housing? #98476417 / gettyimages.com It was the most dramatic story to hit housing since the downturn: on May

In the old days, eight years ago, when a newly licensed real estate agent was told by her broker that she needed to join the Realtor organization, she might ask, “Why do I need to join?” The broker would