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Chris Mackey
7 days ago1 min read
The Buzz: December 20
Mortgage demand fell at a time when both new listings and mortgage rates are on the rise.
Chris Mackey
Dec 121 min read
The Buzz: December 12
Mortgage rates declined, refinance demand surged, and folks are beginning to see the light at the end of the housing crisis tunnel.
Chris Mackey
Nov 211 min read
The Buzz: November 21
Early-stage homebuying demand just jumped to its highest level in 15 months.
Chris Mackey
Nov 141 min read
The Buzz: November 14
After a sluggish September and early October, BlueBid's read on pre-market housing activity shows a surge of sellers over the last 30 days.
Chris Mackey
Nov 71 min read
The Buzz: November 7
We examine President-elect Trump's signature policy proposals and what his presidency means for the housing market.
Chris Mackey
Oct 251 min read
The Buzz: October 25
September existing home sales dropped to the slowest pace on record since October 2010, but pending sales suggest strengthening demand.
Chris Mackey
Oct 171 min read
BlueBid Buzz: October 17
Last week's new listings on BlueBid spiked 192.5% compared to September lows, and many of those sellers will transact in the coming months.
Chris Mackey
Oct 31 min read
BlueBid Buzz: October 3
Just 2.5% of homes in the United States changed hands in the first 8 months of 2024. So yes, the housing market is stuck.
Chris Mackey
Sep 271 min read
BlueBid Buzz: September 27
The housing market just experienced its biggest August logjam since before the pandemic.
Chris Mackey
Sep 191 min read
BlueBid Buzz: September 19
The Fed just cut rates by 50 basis points, but it takes time for the effects of loosening policy to reverberate through the housing market.
Team BlueBid
Sep 51 min read
BlueBid Buzz: September 5
Buyers are wading back into the housing market, as mortgage rates have fallen for the 5th consecutive week
Chris Mackey
Aug 161 min read
BlueBid Buzz: August 16
Rule changes from the NAR settlement go into effect this weekend, and everyone wants to know how they'll impact agent commissions.
Chris Mackey
Aug 82 min read
BlueBid Buzz: August 9
We recently surpassed 10,000 homes listed on BlueBid, and we're coming off our biggest week ever for new homes on the platform.
Chris Mackey
Aug 21 min read
BlueBid Buzz: August 2
Active home listings are up 36.8% annually. The number of homes for sale in the United States now sits at a post-pandemic high.
Chris Mackey
Jul 261 min read
BlueBid Buzz: July 26
Housing inventory is up 23.4% annually to 1.32 million units at the end of June. Supply remains tight in the grand scheme of things.
Chris Mackey
Jul 191 min read
BlueBid Buzz: July 19
Single-family home construction dropped for the 4th consecutive month in June as builders wait for rate cuts.
Chris Mackey
Jul 111 min read
BlueBid Buzz: July 11
The average home in America is now selling for below list price, inventory is on the rise, and more listings are sitting on the market.
Chris Mackey
Jun 281 min read
BlueBid Buzz: June 28
It's an ugly news cycle in the housing market this week thanks to an ugly combo of weakening demand, rising supply, and elevated prices.
Chris Mackey
Jun 201 min read
BlueBid Buzz: June 20
Mortgage demand is flattening even as interest rates just hit the lowest level since March.
Chris Mackey
Jun 122 min read
BlueBid Buzz: June 13
The Fed is keeping its benchmark lending rate at its current level for the seventh time in a row.
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