Tag Archives: Market Trends

The number of investors using digitalization to buy newly available single-family homes is growing, as a new report from the Joint Center for Housing Studies shows how the use of data analytics is transforming how residential real estate is bought and sold.

The typical asking price slowed to a single-digit pace for the first time since December 2021, according to the Realtor.com Monthly Housing Trends Report, marking a significant slowdown from the peak 18% year-over-year pace seen in 2022.

An uptick in mortgage rates in November caused sales and prices to slow, but experts say there are early signs that housing demand may be creeping back around.

According to Chief Economist Mark Fleming, if inflation decelerates toward the Fed’s target range in the second half of 2023, as is currently expected, it’s possible that mortgage rates may decline modestly in the latter half of the year.

According to a new LendingTree study, a combination of relatively high rates and weak homebuyer demand will likely cause a gradual decline in prices nationwide in 2023. Click to see what else experts predict this year.

A new report from Redfin revealed homebuyers received concessions such as money for repairs and mortgage-rate buydowns in a record 42% of home sales in the fourth quarter, up 11% from a year earlier and marking the highest share of any three-month period recorded.

According to a new study by the American Enterprise Institute's Housing Center, all of the 60 largest metros analyzed experienced significant declines in home prices in November, marking the end of the longest home price boom on record.

Though high mortgage rates and economic inflation are discouraging many Americans from moving, among the people who are still buying homes, one in four are searching outside of their hometown in relatively affordable areas and hotspots like Las Vegas and Florida.

A new study from RentCafe breaks down that information and examines where the nation’s most competitive rental markets can be found.

The latest analysis from LendingTree revealed that homes in snow-heavy states cost nearly $57,000 more than those that see fewer winter flurries, but many homebuyers are willing to pay.