Harvard's Joint Center for Housing Studies released its Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity report, which projects that year-over-year expenditures for homeowner improvements and repairs will experience a near 3% decline through Q1 2024.
Read More »Home Sales Attempt to Recover After 2.4% Slide in March
While overall sales declined 22% from a year ago, existing-home sales dipped lower in March after month-over-month sales declined in three out of four major U.S. regions, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors.
Read More »Home Prices Up Nearly 8% Nationwide From Last March
Both home sellers and homebuyers continue to struggle to navigate the market, with a new seller survey from Realtor.com revealing that home prices are up 7.8% from last year.
Read More »Gen Z Homebuyers Prioritize Pets Over Partners
According to a new Zillow survey, Gen Z pet owners reported they would prefer to move if their home was no longer a good fit for their pet than if it was no longer working for their partner, while 55% of respondents said it was more important to have a pet-friendly home than a kid-friendly home.
Read More »Amid Market Concern, First-Time Buyers Maintain Optimistic Outlook
As homebuyers' perception of the economy and affordability continue to worsen, nearly 40% of Americans planning to buy their first home in 2023 revealed now is a good time to buy, as many continue to search for homes and save for downpayments.
Read More »Staying Put: What Homeowners Need to Age in Place
As many seniors expressed worry about high interest rates, some 90% said they still want to age in place, but a new Point study revealed mounting costs for home improvements may be necessary in order to stay put.
Read More »Home Improvement Spending Outpacing Homeowner Incomes
A new report revealed where home improvement spending is rising faster than incomes, as homeowners in Southern states were found to spend more on home improvements compared to large cities like New York and Philadelphia.
Read More »Share of Americans Living Rent-Free Surpasses Nearly Four Million
While the share of adults behind on rent surpassed eight million nationwide, a new LendingTree study revealed an estimated 3.6 million Americans currently live rent-free, another financial alternative to combating inflated housing costs.
Read More »Court Grants Class Certification in Case Challenging Buyer Broker Commissions
A judge in the U.S. District Court for Northern Illinois has granted plaintiffs class certification in an antitrust suit against NAR that challenges home sellers paying the commissions of real estate agents representing homebuyers.
Read More »High Mortgage Rates Putting a Damper on Million-Dollar Homes
The share of U.S. homes worth at least $1 million slipped to 7% from 8.6% in June, according to a new report from Redfin, as inflated mortgage rates continue to cool the housing market.
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