At the same time, builder sales expectations for the next six months posted their second-largest drop since the sentiment index started in 1985. 

In the wake of this news, Redfin also laid off 450 employees.

Yun expects mortgage rates to drop to 6% by the end of the year.

President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods will harm housing affordability in the United States, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said in a statement over the weekend.

The median existing-home price for all housing types in December rose 6% from its year-ago level.    

Willis initially served as president from 2002 to 2005 and as CEO from 2005 to 2014. He then resumed the post of CEO in November 2023 and took over as president again in March of last year.

Nationally, home sales were up 13.3% year over year and 4.4% month over month, RE/MAX said. 

Those regrets may explain why the survey also found that 59% of respondents said they plan to move in 2025.

In its last reading before the end of the year, the National Association of REALTORS®  Pending Home Sales Index posted its fourth consecutive monthly increase in November. 

The median-sales price slid from $425,600 in October to $402,600 last month. 

Matthew Gardner shares his predictions for the housing industry in 2025.

The year-over-year increase of 6.1% is the greatest since June 2021, according to the association. 

On a monthly basis, however, sales were down 13.3%, RE/MAX said. 

COMPASS has acquired @properties and Christie’s International Real Estate.

Ruling brings an end to the Sitzer-Burnett legal saga.

Realtors say about one-third of their relocation clients moved to be closer to friends and family this year, according to the National Association of REALTORS®.