While overall home sales remain down 24.4% year-over-year, February home sales increased nearly 17% from January, according to the RE/MAX National Housing Report.
Read More »Home Prices Experience Modest Increase in February
According to a new report from Redfin, home prices declined in February as home sellers responded to a decline in homebuyer demand spurred by elevated mortgage rates.
Read More »The Best Counties For Buying Single-Family Rentals
Rental returns experienced a significant increase from 2022 in roughly 90% of counties analyzed in ATTOM's latest Q1 2023 Single-Family Rental Market report, reversing years of decline and narrowing down the best counties for single-family rentals in 2023.
Read More »Price Declines Centering on Large Cities, Coastal Areas
"With the U.S. housing market cooling off considerably since the middle of last year, some areas of the country continue to show signs of being more at risk of a larger downturn than others,” said Rob Barber, CEO at ATTOM.
Read More »Homebuyers’ Monthly Payments Hit All-Time High Amid Rising Rates
Inflated mortgage rates and home prices pushed monthly housing payments to a record high of nearly $2,600, according to a new report from Redfin.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Rise for Fifth Consecutive Week
Mortgage rates continued their upward trajectory, with potential buyers facing affordability and low inventory issues as the spring home buying season begins to ramp up.
Read More »Nationwide Housing Supply Continues to Idle Amid Sizable Shortage
According to a new report from Realtor.com, U.S. housing markets continue to struggle with a significant shortage of new homes, a result of more than a decade of under-building in response to population growth.
Read More »New Home Builds Still Lag Behind Pre-Great Recession Numbers
"It seems straightforward: We need to build more homes," said Dr. Skylar Olsen, Zillow's Chief Economist.
Read More »Neighborhood Homes Investment Act to Expand Affordable Homeownership Opportunities
Senators Ben Cardin (D-MD) and Todd Young (R-IN) have introduced a new initiative to help revitalize communities, announcing some 500,000 homes could be constructed, renovated and sold under the bipartisan bill.
Read More »Rate Volatility Keeping Housing Market on Uncertain Terms
“While 2023 kicked off on a more optimistic note for the U.S. housing market, recent mortgage rate volatility highlights how much uncertainty remains,” said Selma Hepp, Chief Economist at CoreLogic.
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