In New York City, there appears to be a significant number of “ghost listings” of properties that may not be on the market but are intended to drum up business for agents who hope to sell other similar homes.
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The Midwest boasts the largest share of single-family homes in the nation, according to an analysis by the National Association of Home Builders.
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A new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau report breaks down the most common complaints that the agency is receiving about mortgages.
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REALTORS® are reporting less and less that their first-time buyers are obtaining mortgages with down payments of 6 percent or less.
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Foreclosures and short sales accounted for a total of 16 percent of February home sales, down from 25 percent a year ago, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.
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Multifamily real estate investment trusts are becoming real estate’s “red-hot category,” and it was the most profitable sector of commercial real estate in the first quarter of 2014.
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