Month: July 2026

Home prices are rising by double digits in several affordable, inland college towns while national growth remains modest. Morgantown, West Virginia, led the markets studied with a 12.9% year-over-year increase, followed by Syracuse, New York, at 12.5% and Tuscaloosa, Alabama, at 10.6%, according to a new college-town housing analysis. The three markets posted double-digit gains…

Pay-at-closing real estate lead companies can be appealing because agents do not pay upfront for leads. Instead, you only pay a referral fee when a transaction closes. That can make these platforms less risky than traditional paid lead generation, especially if you want to avoid monthly ad spend or the unpredictability of cost-per-lead campaigns. But…

Kelley Blue Book Homes launched July 7 in 10 states, bringing the Kelley Blue Book name into residential home valuations before seller marketing services and lead distribution begin Aug. 1. The platform was developed with appraisal technology firm True Footage and Cox Enterprises, Kelley Blue Book’s parent company. It is currently available in Arizona, California,…

Luxury home prices are rising faster than the broader housing market, giving agents a reason to revisit how they prospect and advise high-end clients. The median US luxury sale price reached $1.37 million in the three months ending May 31, up 4.7% from a year earlier, according to Redfin’s latest luxury-market report. Non-luxury prices rose…