As many would-be home sellers are holding onto their existing homes, properties are now staying on the market longer according to the latest Zillow analysis, leaving sellers to try and draw in homebuyers with attractive listings and price drops.
Read More »First-Time Buyers More Likely to Take Financial Risks
American homebuyers persevered through high prices and fierce competition in 2021 and 2022, but few landed their dream home as 80% reported compromising on their priorities, according to a new report from Anytime Estimate. First-timers paid a median of $77,500 over ...
Read More »Pending Home Sales Rise Slightly From April
Pending home sales inched higher in May, ending a six-month streak of declines, according to the National Association of Realtors. Regionally, month-over-month results were mixed as the Northeast and South experienced increases while the Midwest and West posted decreases. Year-over-year ...
Read More »Housing Affordability Hits 15-Year Low
Inflating mortgage costs, driven by skyrocketing prices and interest rates, have made mortgages less affordable than at any time since at least 2007. According to the latest market report from Zillow, demand for homes has pulled back in response —easing ...
Read More »Listing Prices Drop, Mortgage Payments Surge
The share of homes for sale with price drops jumped to a seven-month high of 16% during the four-week period as early-stage homebuying demand is on the decline.
Read More »Inventory, Softening Demand Cooling Pace of Home Sales
According to the Realtor.com Monthly Housing Trends Report, new data suggests that the U.S. housing supply is preparing to rebound, as active listings posted the smallest year-over-year declines —down just -12.2% since December 2019. Inventory improvements were led by increases ...
Read More »More Than Half of U.S. Homes Sold Above List Price
According to a new report from Redfin, the typical homebuyer’s monthly mortgage payment jumped to 39%, — the largest year-over-year gain on record as the average 30-year-fixed rate remained at a 12-year high of 5.1%. “Rising mortgage rates are taking ...
Read More »Pending Home Sales Fall for Third Month
NAR found that pending sales lagged again in January, and predicts a volatile market moving ahead in 2022.
Read More »Home Sellers Continue to Cash in on Record Demand
While homebuying demand has dipped slightly, pending sales remain 10% above this time last year, according to a new analysis from Redfin.
Read More »Measuring Pending Home Sales and Affordability
While affordability has been decreasing across the country, a recent study takes a look at how pending home sales have been impacted.
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