While many homebuyers remained on the sidelines, home sales and competition leveled off in February, as the median U.S. home sale price fell 1.2% in February, marking the first year-over-year decline since 2012.
Read More »Median U.S. Asking Rents Rise Nearly 2% YoY
According to a new report from Redfin, the nationwide median asking rent inched upward just 1.7% in February, marking the smallest increase in nearly two years, and the lowest level in 12 months.
Read More »Suburban Housing Markets Faring Better Than Cities
According to a new report from Redfin, home values are holding up better in suburban areas than in cities, which have seen an influx of residents due to remote work.
Read More »Study Finds Renting More Affordable Than Starter Homes
According to the Realtor.com Monthly Renter Report for December 2022, on average, a typical renter from the top 50 metros analyzed faced 41.4% lower monthly payments than a first-time homeowner.
Read More »Debt, Inflation Keeping Millennials Out of Purchase Market
With 80% of millennial homebuyers in debt, a new study from Real Estate Witch revealed more than 90% cited inflation as impacting their homebuying plans, as many remain unable to afford downpayments and mortgage payments.
Read More »December Declines Accentuate Year of Transition Toward a Balanced Market
Sales in every month of 2022 fell short of the previous year, according to a new RE/MAX report, which shows home sales were down an overall 38% from 2021, while the number of homes for sale was up nearly 70%.
Read More »Fannie Mae: Housing Market May Be More Vulnerable Than Projected
With home sales having dropped sharply this past year, Fannie Mae experts discuss the impact of lowering mortgage rates and what factors drove purchase demand to increase. Here’s why the housing market is now "in a different phase of the economic and housing cycle.”
Read More »Will Projected Price Declines Drive Pandemic Homebuyers Underwater?
According to a new Redfin analysis, a projected 3% of pandemic homebuyers could fall underwater with next year’s estimated 4% home price decline, with metros such as Sacramento and Phoenix at a higher risk.
Read More »Study: Homes in Snowiest States Cost Nearly $57,000 More
A new study from LendingTree found that median-priced homes in the states with the most snow are more expensive, on average, than median-priced homes in the states with the least snow. Here are the full findings.
Read More »Housing Inventory Posts Record Increase as Rates Drop
New data from Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index showed that on average, some 6% of homes for sale each week had a price drop, down sharply from 7.5% in November and up nearly 3% from a year earlier.
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