Tagged: Realtor.com

NAR finds nearly one-third of repeat buyers pay cash, narrowing the pool of financed purchase transactions for lenders

Realtor.com reports a sharp decline in purchase activity as higher rates erode borrowing power

With 30-year rates above 7% and nearly half of outstanding loans below 4%, originators face a stubborn obstacle to rebuilding repeat-buyer pipelines

Smaller investors accounted for 66.2% of investor purchases in the first half of 2026 and relied on cash much less often than mega-investors

RCN Capital and Commercial Lender alleges $10M fraud behind Baltimore foreclosures

Realtor.com finds 66 of 99 metros favor buyers or are moving that way, while rising financing costs have cut borrowing capacity 7.2% since late August for a fixed monthly payment

Realtor.com projects older owners will release 13.9 million homes over the next decade, with most of the added supply concentrated in three- and four-bedroom properties

More than one in five listings took a price cut in September, but pending sales still posted their sharpest annual decline since March 2025

Former Bright MLS and Realtor.com executive takes the permanent post after serving as interim CEO since April

The typical down payment fell 9% from a year ago, while shifting market conditions are giving originators different affordability conversations across the country