“Renting is more affordable in the majority of markets, despite rental rates continuing to rise over the past year,” said Rick Sharga, EVP of Market Intelligence for ATTOM.
Read More »Mortgage Rates Key Statistic in 2023
Mortgage rates will be key in 2023 according to Redfin, which predicts that relatively high rates will likely result in the slowest housing-market year since 2011.
Read More »Slowing Demand Brings Rental Prices Down
“Demand for rentals is slowing because economic uncertainty is prompting many renters to stay put, and persistent inflation is shrinking renter budgets. That’s causing rent growth to cool,” said Taylor Marr, Redfin’s Deputy Chief Economist.
Read More »Inventory Two-Step: New For-Sale Listings Continue to Drop
According to Zillow's latest market report, inventory levels are up 3% from 2021, leaving more options for buyers and more competitive pressure on sellers. However, new for-sale listings saw an 11.4% drop from August, marking the third straight month of double-digit declines.
Read More »Rent Growth Expected to Moderate Further Into 2023
While rising supply is causing rent growth to slow, Redfin’s latest market report revealed rent growth experienced its first single-digit increase in a year, marking a significant slowdown from the estimated 20% growth in Q1. Here are the latest findings.
Read More »Rent Growth Moderates for Third Consecutive Month
Rent growth is likely to keep slowing as rising interest rates continue to cool the economy, as asking rents climbed to a record high in August, while rent ...
Read More »August Rents Pull Back for First Time in Over a Year
As prices on everything increase across the board, more and more are turning to renting—either by circumstance or by choice. Renting has traditionally been the cheaper option for ...
Read More »Median Asking Rent Up 14% YoY in July
According to a new Redfin report, the national median asking rent for July was up 14% year-over-year (and 0.6% month-over-month) to an average of $2,032 per month. This ...
Read More »Is There a Link Between Inflation and Migration?
According to a new report from Redfin, migration hotspots have the highest inflation rates across the country partly due to the fact they are attracting so many new residents on a consistent basis.
Read More »Rent Growth Eases in June
Asking rents may have risen 14% YoY in June, but Redfin reports a slowdown in rent growth as landlords respond to a tightening in tenant budgets spurred by inflationary concerns.
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