Single-family homeowners and condo owners are losing hundreds of dollars by the day, according to a new Point2 analysis. Learn which cities were hit the hardest in this latest study.
Read More »Will the ‘Seller’s Strike’ End, or Will Homeowners Give In?
As Americans hold tightly to their low mortgage rates, more than 90% of homeowners remain financially disincentivized from selling their homes, as it would cost more to borrow the same amount of money they owe on their current mortgage. A new study from First American dives into the situation.
Read More »Mortgage Purchase Applications on the Rise YoY
It’s a chicken-or-egg situation for homebuyers and sellers. Demand is rising partly due to an uptick in new listings, and listings are increasing partly because sellers are noticing more buyers enter the market.
Read More »Competition for Shrinking Inventory Fuels Faster-Selling Homes
A new Point2 study revealed homes are selling at a much faster pace than they did last year, flying off the market as increasing housing competition and dwindling inventory drive homebuyers to snatch up the limited options available.
Read More »Home Sellers’ ‘Suppliers’ Strike’ Holding Back U.S Housing Supply
As home prices hit a new peak for the seventh consecutive month in October, sellers continued their "suppliers’ strike," further constraining the market, according to First American's latest Home Price Index report.
Read More »Soaring Down Payments Restrict Homebuyers Nationwide
While limited supply remains one of numerous challenges for homebuyers, a new Realtor.com study revealed down payments hit a new peak in Q3, fueled in part by October mortgage rates hitting their highest levels in more than two decades.
Read More »Study Finds Millennials, Gen Zers Taking Longer to Leave Home
With mortgage rates hitting a 23-year high and worsening affordability continuing to hamper potential homebuyers and renters nationwide, multigenerational households are becoming much more common, according to a new RentCafe report. Here’s what else the report reveals.
Read More »Bad News on the Home Inventory Front
A new HouseCanary report finds that housing inventory has probably peaked for the year, and the peak was the lowest recorded since the pandemic began. Is there any relief on the horizon?
Read More »Unseasonable Increase in October Home Inventory
"The current housing market continues to challenge homebuyers and sellers alike, but we do see signs of adjustment," said Danielle Hale, Chief Economist at Realtor.com.
Read More »Homebuyer Horrors: Examining 2023’s Scariest Housing Markets
As the Halloween holiday creeps nearer, a new Point2Homes study revealed what homebuyers are most frightened by in today's housing markets, such as volatile home prices and intensifying housing competition.
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