The National Association of REALTORS’® Pending Home Sales Index rose 2% month over month in February, topping an expected 0.9% gain. 

Hispanic homeownership reached a record high of 9.8 million in 2024, marking the largest annual increase among any racial or ethnic group for the second year in a row, according to new data from NAHREP.

The buyer did not disclose financial details of the transaction, but the 270-apartment community last sold in 2021 for $77.7 million. 

The new policy allows sellers to put off marketing their properties for a period of time to be determined by their local MLSs. 

This property is actually two properties: a landlocked “boathouse,” plus its own personal lighthouse.

Nationally, home sales were down 2.6% year over year and up 8.4% month over month, RE/MAX said. 

Indicators of homebuying demand and activity are on the rise nationwide, according to a new report from Redfin.

The community, to be known as Silverton, will offer single-family homes in a future phase of development. 

The median existing-home price was also on the upswing last month, providing homeowners a bit of refuge as the stock market undergoes a correction, Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said in the monthly report. 

“Don’t worry about your paycheck, only worry about your clients.” — David Landsman, sales/outside banking, The Federal Savings Bank

The Newnan firm, led by former mixed-martial arts champion, brings with it 16 agents who closed more than $70 million in sales last year. 

Single women made up 20% of total homebuyers between 2023 and 2024. That’s compared to just an 8% share for single men.

The pace of new-home construction was higher than economists expected, even as homebuilders expressed concern about the impact of tariffs and supply-side challenges. 

At the same time, Asian and Hispanic homeownership increased as well.

The week’s biggest real estate winner was Redfin, which saw its stock nearly double.

Compass is in “advanced talks” to acquire competitor HomeServices of America, per The Wall Street Journal. But the HomeServices of America CEO says it isn’t true.