Sellers are listing more homes, but buyers are still snatching them up at a feverish pace. Economists predict the market will remain healthy heading into fall.
Read More »Changing the Meaning of “Equity” in the Housing Industry
Homeowners have an enormous advantage over renters when it comes to accumulating wealth, and this can have substantial consequences.
Read More »Both Inventory and New Listings on the Rise in August
While the market continues to favor sellers, 432,000 newly listed homes hit the market in August, with once-hotly-contested bidding wars cooling to close out Q3.
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 »Homeowners Gravitating to Disaster-Prone Metros
Affordability, lower property taxes, or proximity to nature, for many, outweigh the dangers of climate-related disasters, but economists warn of increasing risks.
Read More »First-Time Buyers Feel the Pinch of Higher Prices
NAR reports that, year-over-year, median home prices rose 17.8% in July, pricing many prospective buyers out of the market.
Read More »Housing Market Trending Toward ‘Typical’
Real estate economists say the usual factors that slow down home sales each fall are happening—just very gradually.
Read More »Housing Market Report Signals Stabilization
Demand has softened, a plus for buyers, while still-soaring prices provide equity, a buffer for financially strained homeowners.
Read More »Homeowner Migration, Competition Decreases
Bidding battles are still frequent but slowing, and buyers have even started including appraisal contingencies and requesting repairs again.
Read More »Housing Overview: Signs of Stabilization
For the first time in months, home prices failed to hit record highs—that and several more market indicators suggest a slowly turning tide.
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