HomeLight

JULY 14, 2025

To get expert insight, we spoke with Melanie Hunt , a top real estate agent in Fort Worth, Texas, with 44 years of experience in residential sales. We’ll combine her seasoned advice with data from agents nationwide to help you make the best decision for your sale. Clean lines, good angles, and bright exposure make a difference.

Staging

Marco Santarelli

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Faster Sales: Homes may sell more quickly, so be prepared to act fast if you find a property you like. I believe, and I have seen, that we need more innovative solutions, such as increasing density in transit-oriented areas and streamlining the permitting process for new construction, to address the affordability crisis effectively.

Marketing

Calculated Risk Real Estate

APRIL 3, 2025

Florida’s homeowners face some unique challenges: Back-to-back hurricanes, combined with rising property insurance costs, insurability challenges, slowing migration and new construction have combined to lower home prices in most major Florida markets. The ICE HPI is a repeat sales index. The index was up 2.7%

Mortgages

Marco Santarelli

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

New Construction Lag: The construction industry is struggling to keep pace with the demand, as Zillows chief economist Skylar Olsen pointed out. Faster Sales: Homes are likely to sell quickly, so you need to be prepared to act fast. Faster Sales: You can expect to sell your home quickly, often within days or weeks.

Marketing

Marco Santarelli

FEBRUARY 17, 2025

It's a perfect storm of factors: Low Taxes: New Hampshire is known for its no income tax and no sales tax policy, which is a huge draw. Fast Sales: Homes in Manchester are selling very quickly, indicating high demand. Consider New Construction: With new construction offering potential incentives, this could be a viable option.

Marketing

Marco Santarelli

MARCH 20, 2025

Limited inventory: When there are fewer homes for sale than buyers wanting to buy, demand increases, and homes sell faster. It will be interesting to see how the surge in for-sale inventory in DC plays out in the coming months, considering its large share of federal workers. Make Your Home Show Ready: First impressions matter.

Pre-approval

Marco Santarelli

MAY 12, 2025

This isn't just wishful thinking; it's backed by data showing a broader market “normalization” across the Sunshine State, with more homes for sale and a gentle easing of those sky-high prices. For condos and townhouses, new listings rose 5.8%. year-over-year, and condo-townhouse sales saw a bigger dip of 9.8%.

Marketing

Marco Santarelli

JUNE 19, 2025

Rebound in home sales : Existing-home sales are projected to rise by 6%, while new-home sales could jump by 10% compared to 2024. million new jobs in 2025 will bolster housing demand. Low distressed sales : With serious mortgage delinquencies remaining minimal, there’s little risk of a foreclosure surge.

Marketing

GeekEstate

MAY 14, 2025

Guest House : helps real estate professionals get listings to market faster and generate a higher return by automating home preparation through a suite of services including staging, photography, cleaning and moving.

MLS

Marco Santarelli

JANUARY 1, 2025

As we delve into what the experts predict, including sales volume, mortgage rates, and price appreciation, lets set a clearer understanding of the factors at play. Will Real Estate Rebound in 2025: Top Predictions by Experts Key Takeaways Predicted Increase in Home Sales : NAR forecasts a 9% increase in home sales in 2025.

Mortgages

Rochester Real Estate

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

What To Expect From Your Listing Agent Why For Sale By Owners (FSBOs) Fail Blog Featured Articles Home Buying Home Selling LOCAL Rochester NY Articles Should I Build A New Home Or Buy An Existing Home? Nobody likes surprises, period, but when it comes to new construction, they can occur.

New Construction

Marco Santarelli

MARCH 22, 2025

Metric Q1 Performance Homes Delivered 17,834 New Orders 18,355 Average Sales Price (after incentives) $408,000 (-1% YoY) While the number of homes delivered and new orders remained relatively strong, the key takeaway is the decline in average sales price. Is it Time to Panic?

Marketing

Marco Santarelli

JUNE 27, 2025

Impact on Home Affordability : Lower rates improve buyer affordability, potentially boosting home sales and stimulating the housing market. Increased buyer confidence can lead to higher sales volumes, further driving prices in competitive markets. This potential influx of buyers may lead to a more competitive market.

Mortgages

Norada Real Estate

JUNE 27, 2025

Impact on Home Affordability : Lower rates improve buyer affordability, potentially boosting home sales and stimulating the housing market. Increased buyer confidence can lead to higher sales volumes, further driving prices in competitive markets. This potential influx of buyers may lead to a more competitive market.

Mortgages

Rochester Real Estate

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

What To Expect From Your Listing Agent Why For Sale By Owners (FSBOs) Fail Blog Featured Articles Home Buying Home Selling LOCAL Rochester NY Articles What Does a Home Builder’s Warranty Cover? The best new construction advice is to ask to review the warranty early on.

Purchase and sale agreement

BAM Media

APRIL 16, 2025

He breaks it down like this: If you take the NAR data going back to the early 1980s, normal inventory is between two to two and a half million We had a very interesting model for the last 14 years, which didn’t work in the 80s, 90s or 2000s where back then inventory would rise with sales. That’s what we saw.

Agents

Marco Santarelli

MAY 22, 2025

This means that while the situation is improving, buyers still don't have the abundance of choices they once did, and this limited supply continues to put upward pressure on prices in many markets, especially in high-demand cities where new construction struggles to keep pace. Consider professional staging for the best results.

Marketing

Luxury Real Estate Blog

JUNE 17, 2025

Expert Negotiation & Confidentiality Anthony's negotiation skills protect your interests at every stage of the transaction, ensuring smooth, discreet, and profitable closings for luxury clients. Anthony offers 40+ years of experience, market expertise, discretion, and results in Metro Atlanta’s high-end home market.

Staging

Housing Wire

OCTOBER 18, 2024

We had a good few months of positive builder confidence data for the new home sector and positive purchase application data for existing home sales. As I noted on CNBC today, we can grow existing home sales and increase housing production, but we need mortgage rates to stay around 6% for some time.

Construction

Housing Wire

JUNE 23, 2021

Sales of newly built , single-family homes fell to the lowest pace in a year, down 5.9% Regionally, new home sales rose in two of the four regions in May. Sales grew 33% in the Northeast, 6.7% Against the backdrop of the COVID-19 pandemic, new home sales are still 9.2% months at the current sales rate.

Sales

Housing Wire

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

Yun took the stage on Tuesday at NAR NXT , the trade group’s annual conference in Anaheim, California. However, as mortgage rates stabilize and home sellers adapt, “Existing-home sales will rise by 15% next year,” Yun said. In 2023, new-home sales are up 5% year to date, Yun said.

Sales

Housing Wire

MAY 25, 2022

The real estate industry is in the stages of a seismic shift to fully digital experiences. A new generation of digitally native homebuyers and sellers are expecting online experiences , in every type of transaction, and more convenient and seamless ways to find, tour, purchase, and sell homes on their own terms.

New Construction

Housing Wire

MAY 16, 2023

The NAHB/HMI report is based on a monthly survey of NAHB members, in which homebuilders are asked to rate both current market conditions for the sale of new homes and expected conditions for the next six months, as well as traffic of prospective buyers of new homes. That share from 2000-2019 was a 12.7%

New Construction

Keeping Current Matters

AUGUST 9, 2021

Home purchases and sales are significant drivers of economic activity. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) releases a report each year that highlights just how much economic activity a home sale generates. The post The Community and Economic Impacts of a Home Sale appeared first on Keeping Current Matters.

Sales

Keeping Current Matters

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Mark Fleming, Chief Economist for First American , just reported : “Since hitting a low point during the initial stages of the pandemic, the only major industry to display immunity to the economic impacts of the coronavirus is the housing market. Purchaser demand is so high, the market is running out of available homes for sale.

Sales

Housing Wire

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Since 2011, the number of existing single-family homes for sale has declined more than 30%. However, new construction trends do not reflect this changing preference. At the same time, we’ve seen an unprecedented increase in home prices. This is why when we think about affordability, we focus on how to expand the supply of homes.

Finance

RIS Media

AUGUST 2, 2021

If you’ve spent any time watching the real estate market this year or working in the field, you know we’re navigating one of the hottest seller’s markets on the books, and new construction has been an ongoing challenge. The median sales price of a home in June of 2021 was $370,600—an 24.4% Will the result take immediate effect?

New Construction

Realtor.com

JANUARY 2, 2023

Getty Images Many first-time homebuyers might shy away from the prospect of buying a brand-new home, assuming: It will cost too much. While purchasing new construction is indeed different from purchasing previously owned property, many misconceptions abound about new builds. New construction homes are more expensive.

New Construction

Housing Wire

MARCH 26, 2024

of outstanding debt was in some stage of delinquency, up by 0.1 For those individuals that are considering selling in the current real estate market , it is important to stress to them that they have several paths that can be taken to find their new home while also not breaking the bank. As of December 31, 2023, 3.1%

Equity

Keeping Current Matters

OCTOBER 20, 2021

While today’s supply of homes for sale is still low, the number of newly built homes is increasing. If you’re ready to sell but have held off because you weren’t sure you’d be able to find a home to move into, newly built homes and those under construction can provide the options you’ve been waiting for. The post Looking To Move?

Construction

Realtor.com

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

. “You will find these incentives explained on websites, social media, signs, and other places a builder might advertise to the public,” explains Kimberly Mackey , founder of New Homes Solutions and a sales and marketing management consultant specializing in residential homebuilding.

New Construction

Marco Santarelli

JANUARY 27, 2023

When it comes to investing in residential real estate, there are only two basic types of property you can invest in – new construction and resale. New construction properties are those that are purchased directly from the builder or developer who constructed the property. In short, they are considered brand new.

New Construction

HomeLight

MARCH 28, 2022

We’ve put together a guide on how to market your house for sale with all the modern trimmings in mind. Our tool analyzes the records of recently sold homes near you, your home’s last sale price, and other market trends to provide a preliminary range of value in under two minutes. Stage and photograph a home office. Get Estimate.

Sales

Realty Biz

JULY 21, 2022

“Homebuilders have become extremely cautious about the prospect of single-family home sales,” said Lawrence Yun, chief economist at the National Association of Realtors. But as the completion of construction has taken longer, the home now requires finances at a much higher mortgage rate.”.

Construction

HomeLight

APRIL 29, 2024

If your house is outdated or needs repairs, competing with all the new construction homes on the market can feel like a daunting prospect. This option can be a lifeline if you need to move quickly or lack the resources to prepare your home for sale. Receive your offer in 24 hours and close in as few as 10 days.

New Construction

HomeLight

APRIL 19, 2024

If you’re looking to sell a home in Clarksville, Tennessee, that’s outdated or needs work, competing with all the new construction single-family homes and townhomes can be tough. Instead of spending money on repairs and staging, you might consider selling your home for cash to a “We Buy Houses” company in Clarksville.

New Construction

HomeLight

OCTOBER 29, 2021

If living in a brand new house with no footprint other than yours appeals to you, you might be thinking about a new build. New construction gives you the chance to move into a house that is exactly what you want because you get to choose everything, from the builder and lot, right down to the light fixtures and bathroom hardware!

New Construction