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During a frustrating market of economic headwinds and high interest rates, decoding today’s luxury high-rise consumer is challenging for any developer. How does one determine what the luxury buyer wants in 2023 and beyond?

What does a community do when a neighborhood is built but in-fill space remains? A city in Arizona thinks that tiny homes may be the answer.

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) and Federal Housing Financing Agency (FHFA) announced their new loan limits for 2024.

2023 has been a rough ride for homebuyers. Exploding interest rates caused many potential buyers to pump the brakes on diving into homeownership.

Existing home sales dropped once again in October, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).

The U.S. real estate market is not for the timid. Another period of heart-stopping inflation, soaring mortgage rates, uncontrollably rising prices, and widespread worry about homeownership followed the unanticipated rollercoaster that was the pandemic.

Home sales aligned with expectations in October. While sales were cooler than September, the rate of sales was well above levels a year ago, according to the October New Home Market Update report from Zonda.

According to the RE/MAX National Housing Report for October, the seasonal decline of the housing market is here. Signs indicate that the softening of new home sales affected last month.

RE/MAX surveyed 53 metros for the report and noted that inventory grew for the seventh month. In short, the buyers are still hibernating.

Mortgage applications for new-home purchases increased 39.7% compared with a year ago, according to the October data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Builder Application Survey (BAS). Compared with September, applications increased by 6%.

The median down payment increased across the board in the third quarter, somewhat counterintuitive, according to Realtor.com. While down payment amounts typically increase as home sale prices increase, the increase in down payments in the third quarter came during a period when home prices were steadying.

Simon Mass has a reputation within the building industry that spans across North America. He’s known as the creator of volume pre-construction sales investing for qualified high-net-worth individuals and families.  

The National Association of Realtors’ (NAR) antitrust verdict will have a profound effect on how homes are bought, sold, and commissions are paid. The trial, formally known as the Sitzer/Burnett Commission lawsuit, saw the NAR and major real estate companies unsuccessfully defend themselves in an antitrust case. The judge ruled they conspired to drive real estate commissions higher and levied a fine just north of $1.7 billion, which could be tripled under antitrust legislation.

Frustration toward housing affordability and inflation concerns continued to weigh down consumer sentiment in October.

Create a hotel-worthy guest suite in your home with a few simple design tricks. Your guests won’t want to leave.

Adam McAbee has nearly 30 years of experience analyzing real estate projects and markets, both in the U.S. and around the world. There’s no one better to speak on the data and insights of branded residences in the country.

RE/MAX released its National Housing Report for September on Tuesday. For the sixth month in a row, Americans have pushed up the numbers on inventory with more listings on the market, but high interest rates continue to slow down sales.