According to a new study from StorageCafe, California to Texas is the most popular interstate relocation route in the U.S. Roughly 111,000 people took that route in 2021, with an estimated 46% of people who migrated being millennials.
Read More »Typical U.S. Monthly Housing Payment Nears Record Highs
According to a new report from Redfin, near-7% mortgage rates continue to prevent both would-be homebuyers and potential home sellers from entering the market, despite the construction of new single-family homes nearing their highest level in almost 20 years.
Read More »Pending Home Sales Down 17% YoY
Pending home sales are down nearly 20%, representing the biggest decline in over four months, but people are still showing interest in homebuying despite the total number of U.S. homes for sale declining 6% from last June.
Read More »Is That Price Negotiable? Homebuyers Look for Better Deals
A new LendingTree survey revealed how homebuyers who negotiate a lower APR could greatly impact how much they pay over the lifetime of their mortgage, with 39% of respondents saying they negotiated the initial APR or refinance rate on their most recent home purchase, while 63% report negotiating the purchase price.
Read More »Study: What Today’s Homebuyers Want, What Sellers Need to Know
The latest “Preparing to Sell” report from Curbio revealed that 43% of home sellers don't think they need to update their house before listing, but new data found that homebuyers want move-in-ready homes. Click through to read what else the study found.
Read More »Rents Cool Nationwide as Rental Supply Continues Upward Trend
According to a new report from Redfin, asking rents fell just 2% in the West but rose 5% in the Northeast and Midwest as supply increased and rents began to cool nationwide.
Read More »June Listings Lag, Hampering Home Sales & Shoring Up Prices
Despite the early-June underperformance, Redfin reports that home-tour numbers indicate pent-up demand that should translate into improved sales once mortgage rates drop.
Read More »All-Cash Home Purchases Account for Bigger Slice of Housing Market
According to a new report from Redfin, some 33.4% of U.S. home purchases in April were made in cash, marking the highest share of all-cash home sales since 2014.
Read More »New Housing Might Be the Key to Creating Affordability in More Communities
In a new Zillow report, research shows support is growing among both homeowners and renters for "missing middle" housing developments, as 70% of respondents believe new housing is crucial to producing affordability in their community and support building them in their neighborhoods.
Read More »Migration Trends: Home Prices Weakening in Cities With Growing Populations
While U.S. pandemic migration trends show no sign of reversing, Bank of America Institute's latest housing market report revealed home prices are slowing rapidly even in cities with large inflows of people.
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