Texas and its strong business engine seems to be successfully wooing growing numbers of the population to its larger cities such as San Antonio, Dallas and Fort Worth.
Economic Forecast: Expectations High, but Less Long-Term Optimism
April 22, 2018 by
The latest Urban Land Institute (ULI) Real Estate Economic Forecast predicts modest fluctuations across the board for 27 economic/real estate indicators. The three-year forecast is completed semi-annually, surveying over 48 economists and analysts at 36 real estate organizations. A leading concern? Rising interest rates. ULI forecasts interest rates to be 0.4 percent higher in 2018 […]
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Zillow quietly charging big builders for listing exposure
March 20, 2018 by
Since 2016, Zillow Group has been tapping into a new revenue stream by charging high-volume builders to post new-home listings on all of the company’s websites, which include Zillow.com and Trulia, the two most popular home search portals, Inman recent…
Realtor.com’s ‘State of the Housing Union’ calls for new construction boost
January 25, 2018 by
“Builders will need to focus more on homes geared for moderate incomes,” said realtor.com senior economist Joe Kirchner …
These luxury agents are making bank using new site for pocket listings
December 26, 2017 by
Harris and Parnes are seeing their sales volume double with the help of ThePLS.com, a pocket listing service launched by L.A. luxury firm The Agency in August …
November jobs report may offer silver lining for inventory crisis
December 8, 2017 by
Economists have forecasted a strong 2018 housing market with increased inventory and lower home price growth, and the November employment situation report from the U.S Bureau of Labor Statistics just may support their predictions …
North America will lead world in new housing construction through 2021
November 20, 2017 by
Meanwhile, the study also notes that China and India will drive 43 percent of all new housing development, continuing a streak …
Zillow Group acquires builder platform New Home Feed
September 8, 2017 by
Today, Zillow Group announced the acquisition of New Home Feed, “a streamlined listing management technology that allows builders to input, manage and syndicate their listings across the web.” …
Scrounging for sales? NAR deal connects Realtors with 100K new-home listings
June 19, 2017 by
Real estate agents in inventory-starved markets will soon be able to turn to a database provided by the National Association of Realtors for a source of business: new-construction listings. NAR subsidiary Realtors Property Resource (RPR) has struck a deal with Builders Update, an Austin, Texas-based firm that launched nationally in 2012 hoping to make its online search engine “a national MLS for new homes.” …
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