Uneven Recovery Across Multiple Regions The U.S. housing market showed further signs of sluggish momentum in June 2025, as contract signings for home purchases dipped for the second consecutive month, underscoring persistent affordability challenges and buyer hesitation in many parts of the country. Pending home sales — a forward-looking indicator of housing activity based on…
The median price of homes destroyed by wildfire was $3.7 million Wildfires that ravaged Pacific Palisades, Malibu and Los Angeles areas for 3 weeks last January scorched an estimated $51.7 billion in residential real estate, marking one of the most financially devastating wildfire events in U.S. urban history, according to a new analysis by Redfin.…
Palm Beach County’s housing market softened in June, as total home sales fell 6% year-over-year, underscoring ongoing challenges in condo financing and shifting buyer-seller dynamics, according to new data released by the Miami Association of Realtors. Total transactions dipped to 2,008 from 2,137 in June 2024, driven by declines across both single-family and condominium sectors.…
World Property Ventures, a Miami-based real estate technology and digital finance firm, has begun development this week on REAL ESTATE PREDICTIONS (REP), a groundbreaking decentralized events contract exchange slated to launch in 2026. Positioned as a first-of-its-kind federally regulated platform, REP will enable global users to bet on — or hedge against — future outcomes…
Mortgage Rates Hold Steady in Late July Says Freddie Mac The average rate on a 30-year fixed mortgage in the United States held nearly flat this week, reflecting ongoing stability in borrowing costs amid a broadly resilient macroeconomic environment. According to Freddie Mac’s latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey, released July 24, 2025, the benchmark 30-year…
Texas, Florida and California had most foreclosure starts in May The U.S. housing market sent conflicting signals in May 2025 as foreclosure activity dipped slightly from the previous month but rose significantly compared to a year ago, according to the latest Foreclosure Market Report from real estate data provider ATTOM. A total of 35,498 U.S.…
Office Conversions Will Outpace New Construction in 2025 In a landmark shift for the U.S. office real estate market, more office space is set to be removed from inventory than added for the first time since at least 2018, according to a new report from global real estate services firm CBRE. The trend marks a…
South Florida Still Top Target; Texas Emerges as New Key Market A new report from Realtor.com reveals a modest uptick in international interest in U.S. real estate, with 1.9% of the platform’s traffic in the first quarter of 2025 coming from global home shoppers — up slightly from the same period in 2024. However, this…
In today’s competitive commercial real estate market, tenants navigating the leasing process have a powerful — and often overlooked — ally at their disposal: the Tenant Representative. According to Jeff York, CEO of York Property Company in Dallas, Texas, Tenant Reps provide significant value by acting as dedicated advocates who guide tenants through every phase…
According to new data from the Miami Association of Realtors, Palm Beach County residential real estate market experienced a notable slowdown in April 2025. Total residential sales declined 9.4% year-over-year, falling from 2,568 transactions in April 2024 to 2,326 this year. Single-family home sales dipped 5.28% year-over-year, from 1,402 to 1,328, while existing condominium sales…