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While the housing market remains unbalanced nationwide, with demand far outpacing supply, contract signings are down significantly from a year ago due to inflated mortgage rates.

Sales of new single‐family homes in May rose to 696,000, a 10.7% month-over-month rise of April’s recorded total of 629,000.

Homebuying demand pulled back further as mortgage rates reached their highest level in over 13 years, according to a new report from Redfin. “Mortgage rates near 6% have ...

The Urban Institute will partner with the National Housing Conference to present an in-person conference in D.C. exploring the racial homeownership gap, including the lack of affordable housing, and fair access to quality credit.

Out-of-state applicants for rental properties increased 42% from 2020 to 2021, according to a new data analysis from TransUnion. In that same period, rental applications in rural areas ...

When it comes to affordability, any change that is not down can be seen as a good thing, especially after affordability has done nothing than go down for ...

The record-breaking year that was 2021 seems to be a one-off performance, as the 2022 market is experiencing the upward creep of mortgage rates compounded with record-high prices, which is only adding to affordability issues.

After a few weeks of decline, Freddie Mac reports mortgage rates hit a mark last seen in November 2008, having increased by more than two full percentage points since the beginning of 2022.

Existing-home sales retreated for the fourth consecutive month in May, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Month-over-month sales declined in three out of four major U.S. ...

More homeseekers are buying their homes sight-unseen, with current market conditions leaving buyers with few other options.