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Trends 2025: Compass, eXp and how the big keep getting bigger
3 days ago · Editor's note: Since 2006, the Swanepoel Trends Report has provided in-depth research and analysis to help leaders understand the forces shaping residential real estate.This exclusive series of excerpts highlights each trend featured in the 2025 report, which was released in November 2024. Navigating Consolidation and Competition: Brokerages have been getting bigger, with a small number of ...
Trends 2025: 9 opportunities for brokers adapting to a new world
Nov 18, 2024 · Editor's note: Since 2006, the Swanepoel Trends Report has provided in-depth research and analysis to help leaders understand the forces shaping residential real estate.This exclusive series of excerpts highlights each trend featured in the 2025 report, which was released in November 2024. Insights at the Industry's Inflection Point: Almost a decade ago, The DANGER Report outlined the biggest ...
The US needs more housing — and agents are key advocates
6 days ago · What will it take to get the housing market back in order? More homes, say many industry leaders, who point to a lack of supply as the primary missing ingredient in today's market — and, along with rising home prices, a key factor in the erosion of the American dream of homeownership. Some industry experts estimate that the U.S. housing deficit is between 1.5 and 5.5 million homes (or even ...
New home sales take off; market remains grounded overall
Oct 24, 2024 · Key points: New home sales were up 6.3% compared to a year ago, a stark contrast to existing home sales, which have stalled out this fall. Mortgage rates are continuing to climb, however, which could slow momentum across the board.
Trends 2024: Big brokerages are scooping up more deals
Jan 29, 2024 · Bigger brokerages, more market share. Production is increasingly concentrated among the nation's largest brokerages. For example, the five largest brokerages increased their sales volume market share by 69.3 percent between 2017 and 2022, larger than any other Mega 1000 segment and more than double the Mega 1000 as a whole.
Trends 2024: The 4 main brokerage models, and how they’ve …
Dec 11, 2023 · Editor's note: Since 2006, the Swanepoel Trends Report has provided in-depth research and analysis to help leaders understand the forces shaping residential real estate.This exclusive series of excerpts highlights each trend featured in the 2024 report, which was released in November 2023. 4 Primary Brokerage Business Models: The traditional way of operating a brokerage company has endured for ...
Home sales jumped in October, but rally may be short-lived
Nov 21, 2024 · The turnaround for existing sales came at a time when mortgage rates were closer to 6%. With rates on the rise, economists are dialing back sales forecasts. October existing home sales posted the first year-over-year increase since July 2021, rising nearly 3%. But with mortgage rates back up, the ...
Housing Market Decoded: Why are home prices still rising?
Jul 17, 2024 · Since 2021, we have been in an extended period when both mortgage rates and home prices (generally) have been rising. With housing affordability worse than it has been in 40 years, expectations were that high home prices and elevated mortgage rates would eventually lead to slower home price appreciation, or even price drops. But, so …
The Ten: Cyberattacks exposed real estate's vulnerabilities — and …
Dec 15, 2023 · Editor's Note: In a historic year shaped by trials — of all kinds — a handful of people and themes have emerged as defining forces.Real Estate News has selected the top newsmakers of 2023 who have left a mark on the industry or shown perseverance in the face of epic challenges and opportunities.