More homeowners are pulling their properties off the market. Here's why.
Unable to find buyers, a growing number of sellers are pulling their homes off the market rather than compromise on price.
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Unable to find buyers, a growing number of sellers are pulling their homes off the market rather than compromise on price.
U.S. home prices are dropping the most in the South and West, according to a new report from Realtor.com.
New data from the National Association of Realtors shows U.S. home sales jumped 4.2% month-over-month in February, though year-over-year there was a slight drop. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O'Grady reports.
Metros in the Midwest and Northeast stole the top slots on this year's list.
The way that real estate agents across the nation get paid has dramatically changed. Home sellers no longer have to offer compensation to the buyer's agent, while commissions could add thousands of dollars for homebuyers hoping to find something affordable. Elise Preston has details.
The landmark deal, which goes into effect Saturday, could cause real estate fees to drop by as much as 30%, experts say.
Americans will soon be able to negotiate how much they want to pay realtors in commission as part of a National Association of Realtors settlement with a nationwide group of homeowners. Medora Lee, a money and personal finance reporter with USA Today, joins CBS News with more details.
Although the market remains tight, a rise in inventory could break up clouds for homebuyers, analysts say.
According to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors, the home sales index showed a slump in April. Brianna Crane, a real estate reporter for Axios, joins CBS News with more details for potential homebuyers.
The National Association of Realtors' agreement to resolve all claims against the group by home sellers related to broker commission may lead to homeowners paying a lot less to sell their homes. Tomasz Piskorski, a professor at Columbia Business School, joins CBS News with more.
The powerful National Association of Realtors on Friday agreed to do away with the standard 6% commission rate for home sellers as part of a settlement over multiple lawsuits. The shift means that brokerage fees are expected to drop considerably. Elise Preston examines what this could mean for the industry.
The National Association of Realtors, which represents more than a million real estate agents nationwide, settled a number of lawsuits Friday. One of the conditions of the agreement is that rules on commissions for agents brokering a home sale will be eliminated, meaning that the standard 5% to 6% commission rate could be gone as soon as this summer.
As part of a settlement Friday in a landmark antitrust lawsuit, the National Association of Realtors has agreed to eliminate rules on commissions, meaning buyers and sellers would be able to negotiate fees with realtors.
The U.S. housing market slumped badly last year amid surging mortgage and a dearth of affordable properties, new data shows.
The average interest rate on a typical mortgage is now 7.49%, worsening the nation's housing affordability crunch.
Annual drop was steepest in Western part of country, where purchases sank more than 30% from a year ago.
In some cities, the milestone income falls way short of a six-figure lifestyle, a SmartAsset analysis shows.
As the spring homebuying season approaches, affordability is at its lowest point in history, one economist said.
After the height of the pandemic, data shows more people have moved away from big cities and are heading toward Florida, Texas and the Carolinas. Nadia Evangelou, senior economist and director of real estate research with the National Association of Realtors, joins "CBS News Mornings" to discuss which areas are seeing the biggest population booms.