In the wake of this news, Redfin also laid off 450 employees.

Yun expects mortgage rates to drop to 6% by the end of the year.

President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on Canadian and Mexican goods will harm housing affordability in the United States, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) said in a statement over the weekend.

Home sales jumped from 4,964 to 5,566, while inventory rose to 21,701 from 15,429 in the latest edition of the Atlanta Housing Scorecard.

The median existing-home price for all housing types in December rose 6% from its year-ago level.    

Willis initially served as president from 2002 to 2005 and as CEO from 2005 to 2014. He then resumed the post of CEO in November 2023 and took over as president again in March of last year.

Nationally, home sales were up 13.3% year over year and 4.4% month over month, RE/MAX said. 

Those regrets may explain why the survey also found that 59% of respondents said they plan to move in 2025.

The three professionals include First MLS CEO Jeremy Crawford, Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices Georgia Properties President and CEO DeAnn Golden and Mark Spain Real Estate Founder and CEO Mark Spain. 

In 28 cities, the typical local family can afford less than 1% of for-sale properties, according to a recent study by NetCredit.

In its last reading before the end of the year, the National Association of REALTORS®  Pending Home Sales Index posted its fourth consecutive monthly increase in November. 

The median-sales price slid from $425,600 in October to $402,600 last month. 

Matthew Gardner shares his predictions for the housing industry in 2025.

The year-over-year increase of 6.1% is the greatest since June 2021, according to the association. 

On a monthly basis, however, sales were down 13.3%, RE/MAX said. 

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