Originally published on June 17, 2021, by Erin Osgood for Redfin.

Originally published  on June 10, 2021, by Freddie Mac.

MCLEAN, Va., June 10, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.96 percent.

Originally published on June 8, 2021, by Michael Tucker on the Mortgage Bankers Association.

Originally published on June 8, 2021, by Tom Acitelli for The Commercial Observer.

Call it another benefit of education. 

The Appraisal Qualifications Board (AQB) is evaluating changes that would make virtual education delivery a permanent option for continuing education. The AQB released a second exposure draft for qualification criteria on June 3. Distance Education Requirements, Section III D (page 4) defines synchronous education and allows for synchronous education to be used in the same manner as on-site classroom courses. The AQB is accepting commits on the exposure draft until July 30. To submit comments, please visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/AQBComments. You may also send comments to [email protected].

Originally published on June 3, 2021 by Rachel Conner for Realtor.com.

Realtor.com® Housing Report: Home Prices Reach New High at $380,000 in May

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Originally published on June 2, 2021, by John Gittelsohn for Bloomberg.

(Bloomberg)—Even as the remote-work era clouds the future for offices, one segment of the business is drawing cash from investors including Blackstone Group Inc. and KKR & Co.

Originally published on May 20, 2021 by Freddie Mac.

MCLEAN, Va., May 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey® (PMMS®), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 3.00 percent.

Originally published on May 17, 2021, by  William Maher for UrbanLand Magazine.

Real estate economists predict markedly improved U.S. economic and property market conditions over the next three years, 2021 to 2023, compared with the forecast of six months ago, according to the spring ULI Real Estate Economic Forecast.

Originally published on May 20, 2021. by Michael Tucker for Mortgage Bankers Association.

JLL, Chicago, reported the spread between retail property rents and industrial property rents is compressing as home deliveries speed up and e-commerce steals more and more market share from brick-and-mortar retailers.

Originally published on May 26, 2021, by George Ratiu for Realtor.com.

Pandemic Homebuyers Are Happy With Their Homes

Originally published on May 26, 2021, by Redfin.

“After a run up over the first few months of the year, rates have paused and hovered around three percent since March,” said Sam Khater, Freddie Mac’s Chief Economist. “Despite this favorable rate climate, there remains a shortage of homes for sale. The lack of housing supply has been compounded by labor disruptions and expensive building materials that are driving up the cost of new housing, making it difficult for homebuyers to find homes to purchase.”

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Originally published on May 11, 2021, for Redfin.

The value of properties sold is roughly equal to the GDP of France,
or the combined market value of Amazon and Facebook

Originally published on May 13, 2021 for Freddie Mac.

MCLEAN, Va., May 13, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC) today released the results of its Primary Mortgage Market Survey (PMMS), showing that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage (FRM) averaged 2.94 percent.

Originally published on May 7, 2021, by Quintin Simmons for the National Association of Realtors.

WASHINGTON (May 7, 2021) – The U.S. economy experienced one of the swiftest declines in history last year, followed by a quick and relatively significant recovery in the second quarter of 2020. Speakers at today's Commercial Economic Issues and Trends Forum, held as part of the 2021 REALTORS® Legislative Meetings & Trade Expo(link is external), discussed these historic shifts in the nation's economy over the past 12 months while projecting a favorable outlook for the commercial real estate market in the coming year.

Originally published on April 28, 2021, for NAHB.

Soaring lumber prices that have tripled over the past 12 months has caused the price of an average new single-family home to increase by $35,872, according to new analysis by the NAHB Economics team. This lumber price hike has also added nearly $13,000 to the market value of an average new multifamily home, which translates into households paying $119 a month more to rent a new apartment. Further adding to affordability woes, building material prices have by and large been steadily rising since 2020 and were up across the board in March.

Originally published on April 27, 2021 by Isabelle Novak for Redfin

Originally published on April 22, 2021. by Quintin Simmons for the National Association of Realtors.

WASHINGTON (April 22, 2021) – Existing-home sales fell in March, marking two consecutive months of declines, according to the National Association of Realtors®. The month of March saw record-high home prices and gains. While each of the four major U.S. regions experienced month-over-month drops, all four areas welcomed year-over-year gains in home sales.