In Some Markets, Existing Homes Compete with New-Builds
If you’re selling your house, you’re not only competing with other sellers. You’re also competing with homebuilders and their shiny new model homes, buyer incentives and now-comparable prices. Still, all is not lost. You can stress attributes builders can’t offer and...The Home Building Business Consolidates Behind Japanese Firms
For shoppers in the new-home market, the choices aren’t what they used to be. There are still plenty of floor plans to choose from, but not as many builders. When I first began writing this column in the mid-1970s, hundreds of builders plied their trade in the...Fewer Immigrants and Higher Rates Cut Competition as Sellers Cave
House hunters are soon likely to see less competition in the market due to a sharp drop in immigration that began last year. Immigrants typically form households and look for new places to live a year or two after their arrival, according to an analysis by Harvard’s...Too Many Subpar Agents, Real Estate Brokers Say
Worried the real estate agent you hired to sell your house isn’t up to the job? If so, you’re not alone: Brokerages are worried, too. But here’s the rub: Most brokers are doing little, if anything, about it. In a new survey delving into what brokerages think about the...This Week’s Paper: Digital Edition
