In November, new listings jumped to their highest level since October 2022, while home prices also posted its biggest increase since the same time last year. Pending home sales also continued to rise, but many home purchases fell through at a record rate as some homebuyers got cold feet, according to a new Redfin report.
Read More »Are Renters Finally Catching a Break?
While a recent apartment construction boom offered U.S. renters more options to choose from, an increasing number of buildings to choose from caused the rental vacancy rate to rise in Q3, according to a new Redfin report.
Read More »Rental Market Moderates as New Inventory Gets a Boost
A new Redfin report revealed the share of rental vacancies has increased as more inventory enters the market, causing median asking rents to flatten nationwide from their record high reached in August 2022.
Read More »Report Spotlights Homebuying Discrimination Against Black, Hispanic, LGBTQ+ Communities
A new Redfin survey revealed that nearly one-third of Black and Hispanic respondents faced some sort of discrimination while house hunting, while 22% of LGBTQ+ respondents also reported being discriminated against because of their sexual orientation.
Read More »More Than Half of Americans Fear They Will Never Own a Home
Among Americans who don’t currently own a home, 51% say they’re worried they will never attain homeownership, according to a new survey from LendingTree. Mortgage rates topped 7% last month and home prices hit new highs in June.
Read More »Metro Cost-of-Living Expenses Continue Upward Trend
Due to the increased cost of living and evolving work trends, Americans are now moving to smaller cities with lower median home values, according to a new report from Gravy Analytics.
Read More »Share of Million-Dollar Homes Rising
While relatively uncommon in most of the U.S., the share of million-dollar homes is growing at a moderate pace. A new analysis from LendingTree reveals which metros have the highest share of million-dollar properties.
Read More »Elevated Housing Costs Driving Homebuyers to More Affordable Areas
While nationwide migration trends remain firm, according to a new report from Redfin, a record one-quarter of home searchers are looking to move to a new metro as high housing costs continue to push homebuyers to more affordable places.
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