The numbers: U.S. pending-home sales fell 4% in November, which is the sixth straight monthly drop, according to the index released Wednesday by the National Association of Realtors (NAR). The Read more
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On anniversary of home-flipping flop, Zillow is done selling houses
Zillow Group Inc. is done selling houses a year after ditching its iBuying business, and executives reported better-than-expected earnings and revenue while wrapping up the effort in the third quarter, Read more
Twitter adds fact-check to Biden White House’s tweet bragging about Social Security’s COLA of 8.7%
A White House tweet taking credit for the upcoming big cost-of-living adjustment for Social Security benefits has drawn a clarification from Twitter, along with criticism from Republicans. “Seniors are getting Read more
How New Travel Threats Could Impact Wholesaling Houses
How could new travel alerts and terror threats impact wholesaling houses for U.S. real estate investors? The last week has seen new global travel warnings issued by the U.S. State Read more
U.S. existing-home sales fall for the seventh straight month in August
The numbers: U.S. existing-home sales fell 0.4% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.8 million in August, the National Association of Realtors said Wednesday. This is the seventh straight Read more
How to Start Your Own Business Building Small Quality Dog Houses
You can start your own business, building dog houses for yourself, and others to sell for you. If you can build, quality dog houses, that will stand up to any Read more
Investors snap up homes at a furious rate — in some regions they bought as many as 20% of houses for sale
First-time homebuyers who struggled to snag a property this past spring might have been competing with deep-pocketed investors. While the share of investor purchases has fallen from its February peak Read more
Construction spending falls in May, first drop in eight months
Outlays for construction projects fell 0.8% in May at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1.780 trillion, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had Read more