Dallas and Houston lead the nation in investor home purchases Investor activity in the U.S. housing market softened slightly in the second quarter of 2025 but remains elevated relative to historical norms, according to new data by Cotality, a global property analytics firm. Investors accounted for 32% of single-family home purchases in January, before easing…
Pending home sales edged down in July 2025, signaling continued buyer caution despite modest improvements in mortgage rates and inventory, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Contracts for existing homes fell 0.4% from June but were 0.7% higher than a year earlier, NAR’s Pending Home Sales Report showed. The data reveal divergent trends…
U.S. commercial real estate cap rates edged lower in the first half of 2025, suggesting that yields may have peaked after two years of steady expansion, according to CBRE’s latest Cap Rate Survey. The all-property cap rate fell by 9 basis points from late 2024 levels, with movement across most asset classes pointing to broad…
According to the Canadian Real Estate Association (CREA), Canadian home sales rose 3.8% month-over-month in July 2025, marking a fourth consecutive monthly increase and extending a post-inflation crisis rebound that has now lifted transactions 11.2% since March. “With sales posting a fourth consecutive increase in July, and almost 4% at that, the long-anticipated post-inflation housing…
According to the National Association of Realtors, U.S. existing-home sales climbed in July 2025, offering a sign that easing affordability pressures and higher inventory are luring more buyers back into the market. Transactions of previously owned homes increased 2% from June to a seasonally adjusted annual pace of 4.01 million. Compared with a year earlier,…
5 of the top “We Buy Houses” companies in Garland, TX, and why you might want to sell your home to a house-buying company.
If you’re selling a home in Arizona, you may be asking: Who pays Realtor fees in Arizona? This has been a common question since last year’s agent commission rule changes, which were tied to a major court settlement involving the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Under new rules that went into effect in August 2024,…