“There’s a fair amount of demand for lower-priced single-family homes, which in this area means around $400,000 and under,” said Redfin Premier Agent Brynn Rea.
Read More »Average U.S. Home Selling Above Asking Price
Redfin reports that—for the first time since August 2022—the average sale-to-list price ratio has surpassed 100%, with low inventory and steady demand driving up home prices nationwide.
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 »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 »Homebuyers’ Monthly Payments Hit All-Time High Amid Rising Rates
Inflated mortgage rates and home prices pushed monthly housing payments to a record high of nearly $2,600, according to a new report from Redfin.
Read More »Lock-In Effect Keeping Homeowners in Place
“A lot of sellers who don’t get the price they had hoped for are taking their homes off the market. Many of them have a rock-bottom mortgage rate and figure they can wait to sell,” said Shay Stein, a Redfin real estate agent in the Las Vegas area.
Read More »Pending Home Sales Post Smallest Decline Since September
“By Super Bowl weekend, we usually have a good idea how a given year’s housing market will play out. But this year is anything but typical,” said Redfin Economics Research Lead Chen Zhao.
Read More »Redfin Study Reveals Pullback in Homebuying Demand
While home prices remain elevated due to low supply, mortgage rates shot up to a 15-year high resulting in homebuyers losing nearly 30% of their purchasing power since rates reached their lowest point in 2021.
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