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The Buzz: April 15
Zillow announced it will ban listings from its website which have been previously marketed by agents to limited audiences.

Chris Mackey
Apr 15, 20251 min read


The Buzz: April 8
Mortgage rates are sinking on tariff news, but housing costs are still near a record high.

Chris Mackey
Apr 8, 20251 min read


The Buzz: April 2
Data shows homebuyers inching back to the market despite strong spring headwinds, observes CNBC.

Chris Mackey
Apr 2, 20251 min read


The Buzz: March 18
Single-family housing starts rose 11.4% to a seasonally adjusted rate of 1.109 million units last month.

Chris Mackey
Mar 17, 20251 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.

Chris Mackey
Mar 11, 20251 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 26, 20251 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 12, 20251 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
Feb 4, 20251 min read


The Buzz: January 21
Home prices, mortgage rates, homebuilding, and price cuts are all on the rise.

Chris Mackey
Jan 21, 20251 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.

Chris Mackey
Jan 14, 20251 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
Jan 7, 20251 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 20, 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
Dec 12, 20241 min read


The Buzz: November 21
Early-stage homebuying demand just jumped to its highest level in 15 months.

Chris Mackey
Nov 21, 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 14, 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
Nov 7, 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 25, 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 17, 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
Oct 3, 20241 min read


BlueBid Buzz: September 27
The housing market just experienced its biggest August logjam since before the pandemic.

Chris Mackey
Sep 27, 20241 min read
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