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New home sales falter under ‘challenging’ spring market

May 28th, 2026 by Marian McPherson

New residential sales declined 11.3 percent annually in April, as buyer activity wilted under rising mortgage rates.

Category: Markets & Economy, Select, April 2026 new residential sales, April new residential sales, bright mls, buyer incentives, Existing Home Market, Homebuilder Concessions, homebuilder confidence, homebuilders, homebuyer confidence, housing market, inflation, joel berner, lisa sturtevant, midwest, mortgage rates, new home sales, new residential sales, northeast, realtor.com, Single-family Home Construction, south, US Census Bureau, west

May
28

Home affordability hits new lows as buyers pull back

May 28th, 2026 by Jessi Healey

U.S. home purchase loans hit their lowest quarterly level since early 2014 and pending home sales fell for a second consecutive week, according to new reports from Attom and Redfin.

Category: Agent, Markets & Economy, Select, active inventory, affordability, arizona, Attom, balanced market, boston, Home Purchase Loans, homebuyers, honolulu, housing affordability, Jessi Healey, Mortgage News Daily, mortgage purchase applications, mortgage rates, pending home sales, pittsburgh, realtor.com, Redfin, Residential Property Mortgage Origination, Rochester, New York, St. Louis

May
28

Proptech startup raises $14M to digitize US county property records

May 28th, 2026 by Nick Pipitone

Balcony raises $14 million to build connected digital infrastructure for U.S. property land records, starting with 370,000 property parcels in Bergen County, New Jersey.

Category: Data, Select, Technology, Venture Capital, balcony, Bergen County, Blockchains, Blockchange Ventures, Camden, Cliffside Park, Digital Rails, Figure Technologies, Foreign Land Ownership, Fort Lee, Fraud Detection, Gregg Lester, john hogan, Ken Seiff, Land Records, Morristown, mortgage lending, new jersey, New York Metropolitan Area, orange, Property Parcels, property records, PropTech, real estate transactions, real estate venture capital, title insurance

January
10

Avoid These Common Mistakes After Applying for a Mortgage

January 10th, 2024 by Mackenzie Nady

If you're getting ready to buy a home, it's exciting to jump a few steps ahead and think about moving in and making it your own. But before you get too far down the emotional path, there are some key things to keep in mind after you apply for your mortgage and before you close. Here's a list of things to remember...

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Categories: Buyers

Tags: Buyers, home mortgage

October
9

Understanding the Benefits of Owning Your First Home

October 9th, 2023 by Mackenzie Nady

Are you considering buying your first home? If so, it can be helpful to know what led other people to make that decision. According to a recent survey of first-time homebuyers by PulteGroup:

"When asked why they purchased their first home recently, the answer was simple: because they wanted to. Either the desire to stop renting or recognition that homeownership is a smart financial investment was the main motivator for 72% of respondents.

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Categories: First-Time Home Buyer

Tags: Buyers

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