MARKETWATCH: How could Biden easily boost homeownership? First, end Trump’s tariffs on raw materials

Even without looking at prices, you can tell when real estate is hot. More people want to become agents, and more “house-flipping” shows are on TV. Why would anyone want to be an agent, anyway? There are fewer homes for sale now than at any time in nearly four decades — 1.04 million at the end of January, says the National Association of Realtors. Yet NAR says 1.45 million agents, up 4.8% from a year earlier, were competing to sell them...FULL STORY