CoStar scores win as activist investor drops Homes.com fight

The hedge fund Third Point was one of two major players that was strongly critical of CoStar’s attempt to compete with three leading residential real estate portals

Existing-home sales fell 3.6% in March as buyer confidence erodes

Sales dropped in every region of the country in March, yet the median existing-home price climbed to a record high for the month — the 33rd consecutive month of year-over-year price gains, according to NAR's latest existing-home sales report.

America’s debt problem could keep mortgage rates high

The next obstacle to affordable housing may not be inflation or the Federal Reserve — it could be Washington's $38 trillion debt burden, experts say.

Why crypto-backed mortgages aren’t quite mainstream — yet

Crypto-backed mortgages are emerging as an alternative for Bitcoin-rich buyers, but regulation and underwriting rules still constrain growth.