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Chris Mackey
Mar 111 min read
The Buzz: March 11
A national housing survey from Fannie Mae shows consumer housing sentiment down year-over-year for the first time since 2023.Â


Chris Mackey
Feb 261 min read
The Buzz: February 25
Home sales dropped 4.9% in January as prices remain elevated. The average home for sale spent 41 days on the market.


Chris Mackey
Feb 121 min read
The Buzz: February 12
BlueBid boasts 16,000 pre-market listings and some of the top agents in real estate servicing tour requests and offers.


Chris Mackey
Feb 41 min read
The Buzz: February 4
Active listings rose 24.6% between January 2024 and January 2025, but we're still a whopping 25.3% below pre-pandemic levels.


Chris Mackey
Jan 211 min read
The Buzz: January 21
Home prices, mortgage rates, homebuilding, and price cuts are all on the rise.


Chris Mackey
Jan 141 min read
The Buzz: January 14
A recent survey from Realtor.com shows Americans united in our belief that homeownership is still a big part of the American Dream.Â


Chris Mackey
Jan 71 min read
The Buzz: January 7
BlueBid recently surpassed 15,000 homes, and the pre-market activity suggests a large percentage will sell in the coming months.


Chris Mackey
Dec 20, 20241 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 12, 20241 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 21, 20241 min read
The Buzz: November 21
Early-stage homebuying demand just jumped to its highest level in 15 months.


Chris Mackey
Nov 14, 20241 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 7, 20241 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 25, 20241 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 17, 20241 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 3, 20241 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 27, 20241 min read
BlueBid Buzz: September 27
The housing market just experienced its biggest August logjam since before the pandemic.Â


Chris Mackey
Sep 19, 20241 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 5, 20241 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 16, 20241 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 9, 20242 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.
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