Housing Wire

MAY 29, 2025

New-home sales have been a bright spot in housing markets across the country that have been struggling for years with high mortgage rates and low inventory. Census Bureau and Zillow to find which cities have the most new-construction activity and sales. Dallas is second in permits and fifth in sales.

Construction

Housing Wire

JANUARY 28, 2025

By contrast, many European countries have a centralized, government-managed land registration system, which requires government review before property transfers are effective. Once the parties have closed, it is only then that we place the transfer document (deed) in the government land records. Nor are the land records authoritative.

Title

Housing Wire

MARCH 11, 2025

Why listing scams are on the rise Unlike home sales, land transactions often skip in-person meetings or property access, which makes it easier for scammers to impersonate legitimate owners without detection. Watch for these red flags Repeated use of the same property Scammers often recycle the same land listings. Use a service.

Agents

Housing Wire

APRIL 24, 2025

According to a news release, PRG Group sold 277 units in 2024, generating $130 million in sales volume. PRG Group, which was doing business as Realty Executives Premiere , was a franchisee of Wheaton, Illinois-based Realty Executives International.

Land

Real Estate News

JULY 22, 2025

Skip to Content Agents Brokerages MLS/Assn Tech Industry By the Numbers Consumer Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Real Estate News By the Numbers Lot sales spike after LA fires amid rebuilding challenges California’s January wildfires ravaged Altadena and the Pacific Palisades, but optimism is helping the communities maintain their spirit.

Sales

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

As high mortgage rates reshape the housing market, existing homes are making up a larger percentage of for-sale inventory, and homebuyers are taking notice. NAR data shows that the annualized rate of existing-home sales dropped 1% from August to September, landing at 3.84 The sales pace was down 3.5% million units.

As-is

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

We should note that existing home sales are in the third consecutive year of the lowest sales on record when you adjust to the workforce size. When it comes down to it, the supply and demand model works and new home sales currently today are still below levels we saw during the tech recession in 2001.

Construction

Housing Wire

APRIL 15, 2025

The companys free title monitoring service alerts homeowners of any changes to their propertys title after a sale, allowing them to respond quickly to potential threats. Dovidio noted that standard title insurance policies typically only cover issues that arise before a sale is finalized.

Title

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

In a post on X, the governor said that taxing land/property “is the more oppressive and ineffective” form of taxation. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said that he wants to eliminate property taxes in the state. “Property taxes are local, not state. increase over the prior year and up 47.5% from 2019.

Land

Housing Wire

JUNE 16, 2025

The regulation takes effect for home sales that close after Oct. To support housing development, the rule exempts certain pre-sales of new construction, provided contracts are signed before substantial completion and the seller offers at least a one-year express warranty.

Inspection

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 10, 2024

The turbulence in rates has trickled down to individual markets like Cincinnati, where real estate agents say they dont know what to expect from sale to sale. These companies bring in transplants who move for work, and homebuilders have flocked to the area to provide additional housing on more available land.

Marketing

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

In real estate, relationships drive sales, and having a way to collect visitor contact information is vital to building those connections. Digital open house sign-in solutions offer agents a clear advantage, blending convenience with powerful data for more efficient sales strategies. Visit Real Geeks 4.

Agents

Housing Wire

JULY 16, 2025

Las Vegas is leading the nation in year-over-year spikes in properties for sale — with Altos Data showing a 74.6% A growing city with limited land The current population of the Las Vegas metro area in 2025 is 3 million — a 1.59% increase from 2024 and up from 1.9 million in 2010, U.S. Census data shows.

Agents

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 20, 2024

I think there would be even stronger growth and more stability in the market if we had more houses for sale, he added. In 1925, the state Legislature passed the New Hampshire Zoning Enabling Act , which gave municipalities the right to zone their own land. They want to attract younger employees, including recent college graduates.

Construction

Housing Wire

JANUARY 10, 2025

Please reach out to our guest experience team at reservations@avantstay.com and we will do our best to find you a landing spot. Airbnb is helping to connect survivors and first responders with emergency housing through a local nonprofit, 211LA.

Land

Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

Texas insurance commissioner Cassie Browns office laid out what led to the move in a written order containing provisions analyzed by the Texas Land Title Association (TLTA) and the Texas Office of Public Insurance Counsel (OPIC). The mandate is set to go into effect July 1.

Title

Housing Wire

MARCH 4, 2025

Since mid-February, over 80 listings for burned lots in Pacific Palisades and Altadena have appeared on the market following the devastating Los Angeles wildfires that took place in January, with land parcels fetching prices exceeding initial expectations. Communities are also encouraging their neighbors not to sell to developers.

Land

Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2025

Another year of slow home sales resulted in a further decline in title insurance premium volume, according to the American Land Title Association (ALTA)’s Market Share Analysis report released Thursday. The other top 10 companies for Q3 2024 were Westcor Land Title Insurance Co. In 2024, the title industry generated $16.2

Title

Housing Wire

JULY 3, 2025

Century 21 Real Estate is expanding its footprint in northeastern North Carolina through the affiliation of Carolina Land and Home Realty — a full-service brokerage based in Ahoskie. The office will now operate as Century 21 Land and Home Realty.

Land

BAM Media

JANUARY 9, 2025

It validates their feelings and sets the tone for a conversation based on trust, not sales pressure. Its not trying to land the listing today; it aims to build trust and start a conversation. It makes it easy for the homeowner to reach out and sends a clear message: youre here to help, not just make a sale.

Land

Housing Wire

MAY 15, 2025

In an era of high mortgage rates and stagnant home sales , a real estate transaction model is making waves by reintroducing and standardizing a once-popular financing method. These sales represented $30.3 We have a law firm thats closed more than 25,000 of these transactions, and never had a due-on-sale clause. on its own.

Finance

Housing Wire

JUNE 9, 2025

She is known for maintaining an active sales presence while also managing her company’s day-to-day operations. The firm works with residential , commercial and land transactions including ranch properties and vacation homes. In recent years, it has built a reputation as a women-led brokerage with a focus on personalized service.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2024

That’s right, there are Black Friday home sales! For instance, at Lone Star Landing in Montgomery, Texas, M/I Homes is offering discounts ranging from $7,500 to $20,000 on specific properties. The National Association of Homebuilders reported in October that builders used sales incentives in 62% of transactions in September.

Fixed-rate mortgage

Housing Wire

JUNE 2, 2025

The company, redT Homes , states that it’s the Denver areas only residential real estate development company […] offering a full suite of services, ranging from land acquisition and entitlement to design, architecture, and construction along with real estate-focused marketing and sales.

Development

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 16, 2024

However, Leading RE agents and team bested the sales volume. Network Affiliation by Sales Volume The RealTrends City Rankings includes agents and teams that were submitted as part of the State and National rankings, as well as agents and teams that submitted specifically for the City Rankings.

Agents

Housing Wire

MAY 5, 2025

Based in San Antonio , the Neal & Neal Team finished 2024 with $338 million in sales volume and 914 homes sold. The Neal & Neal Team handles a wide range of residential real estate, from rural land to high-end homes. The team includes roughly 80 agents and nearly 20 support staff.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Mortgage rates remain high and for-sale inventory remains low, while an overwhelming majority of baby boomers (78%) stated in a survey from Redfin that they have no intention of moving out of their current homes. A separate survey from Redfin also found that homeownership tenures in the same house are rising significantly.

As-is

Housing Wire

JANUARY 30, 2025

The population is much greater than the homes available for sale or rent. Mike Hardy, a Los Angeles-based managing partner for Churchill Mortgage , is concerned about the preexisting housing shortage in LA. The fire devastation will certainly cause a tight housing market to get even tighter, Hardy told HousingWire.

Land

Housing Wire

MARCH 13, 2025

In the housing market, you cant buy whats not for sale, said Sam Williamson, senior economist at First American. With existing-home sales still near historic lows, new residential construction is playing a crucial role in expanding supply and keeping prices in check.

Construction

The Close

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Buying vacant land can be a wise investment with great returns if you plan carefully and understand what’s involved. While land can be a relatively cheap and low-effort investment compared to a house, making money from it might be trickier. Check access: Make sure you have legal access to the land. Let’s get into it!

Land

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 14, 2024

5 in sales volume at $62.6 is an attractive landing spot. According to 2023 production data from RealTrends Verified , Atlas ranked No. 3 in transactions in Atlanta with 132 and No. Led by co-principals Annie Tran, Dewey Luong and Tiffany Powell, the Atlas team said that culture is one reason SERHANT.

Principal

Housing Wire

JUNE 3, 2025

Lee has requested several pieces of information from Pulte, including details about foreclosure sales that were sold to third-party buyers at the courthouse steps. This is further complicated by the vast swaths of federal land in Nevada that federal lawmakers and other officials want to see repurposed for housing.

Investor

Housing Wire

JUNE 4, 2025

For around $500 a person can take the 20-hour course, study for the exam, pass the NMLS and land their first career opportunity as a full-time originator. Mortgage sales professionals also need to budget for the costs associated with marketing and networking oneself. Few have an infinite runway.

Loan Officer

Housing Wire

AUGUST 6, 2025

Since 2018, Showcase has closed more than 2,170 transactions totaling $826 million in sales volume, including $115 million across 267 deals in the past year alone. Led by broker-owner Donna Phelan, Showcase Real Estate brings 45 agents to Real, expanding the firm’s presence across a seven-county region in Northern California.

Brokerage

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 26, 2025

When property owners agree to allow a carrier such as Verizon or AT&T to install a tower on their land or small cell on their building, the carrier and property owner enter into a long-term ground lease agreement. Generally, the carrier agrees to pay the property owner or landlord monthly rent for use of land or space upon a building.

Land

Housing Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

” Since then, ROVI has not only grown its agent count but has accounted for $2 billion in home sales, according to Real. ROVI drew national recognition as well by landing on the Inc. CEO Steve Rovithis founded the company to offer agents and clients alternative methods to “traditional franchise models.”

Agents

Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2025

is the only scrap that landed. Insurance can’t save the day Rising property values and fewer home sales may prevent Black homeowners from restoring their foothold in Altadena. Most of the value of your house is actually in the land, Myers said. It wasnt a fallen tree, ash or soot. The average home value in Altadena is $1.3

Land