Lawrence Yun, the chief economist for the National Association of REALTORS®, is now a regular contributor to Forbes.com, sharing his insights...
When Is the Best Time to Shop for School Supplies?
Based on the results of a July National Foundation for Credit Counseling® (NFCC®) Financial Literacy Online poll, the calendar doesn’t have much of an influence on the majority of shoppers who are looking for the best deals on school supplies. A substantial majority (69 percent) stated that it is best to shop throughout the year, […]
Home Prices Rise in Nearly Every U.S. Metro
The nationwide inventory crunch, along with steady rent increases, a rise in mortgage rates, and stronger local job markets, is fueling higher...
Fewer Options for Home Equity Loans
Wells Fargo and Bank of America have announced that they are discontinuing their closed-ended home equity loan products.
Smart-Home Tech ‘No Longer Just an Add-In’
More home owners are adopting smart products, and more buyers say they want them. So have smart homes become the new normal in real estate?
How Leaders Create a Culture of Safety
If REALTOR® safety is going to be an industrywide focus, then it has to be made a priority at the top, says NAR leadership.
Mortgage Applications Flat, Rates Stall
Total mortgage applications for home refinancings and purchases rose just 0.1 percent from a week ago, but overall, they remain nearly 18 percent...
Better to Own Near Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods?
Two of our most basic needs as humans are food and shelter, and a recently released RealtyTrac report takes an enlightening look at an analysis combining these two elements. For this analysis, RealtyTrac looked at home values, appreciation and property taxes in U.S. zip codes with a Whole Foods or a Trader Joe’s to determine […]
Consumers Expect Slower Growth in Spending
The July 2015 Survey of Consumer Expectationsresults suggest relatively stable expectations about the economy. The median one-year and three-year-ahead expected rates of inflation remained unchanged at 3.0 percent. While earnings and household income growth expectations were largely unchanged, median household spending growth expectations retreated substantially to their lowest level since the inception of the survey in […]
Google Rebrands Itself as ‘Alphabet’
Google's smart home business, Nest, is among the companies that will now fall under its new "Alphabet" name.