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While many metro areas continue to outpace the national average in terms of growth, GOBankingRates reveals the cities where homebuyers will be unable to afford homes in the next 10 years, with popular cities like Knoxville, Tennessee; and Albuquerque, New Mexico topping the list.

“Homebuyer demand has bottomed out,” Redfin Chief Economist Daryl Fairweather said. “High rates are still giving a lot of buyers pause, but the sticker shock is no longer as severe as it was when rates skyrocketed last year.

Fannie Mae's latest Home Price Index reveals home prices grew 3% year-over-year in Q2, and while demand remained resilient, competition heated up for the near-historically limited supply of existing homes for sale.

Taylor Marr, Deputy Chief Economist for Redfin, recently sat down with MortgagePoint to discuss recent migration trends, the direction of the market, and much more. Click through to hear his insights on the state of the nation’s housing landscape.

According to Black Knight's Originations Market Monitor report, overall rate lock volumes were down 1% month-over-month in June, with conforming loans gaining share mainly at the expense of nonconforming loan products.

A new State of U.S. Population Movement Report reveals that more Americans are moving to counties that have a median house value of $279,000—nearly 40% lower than the median house value of counties that are losing population.

Despite mortgage rates reaching their highest levels since November 2022, overall app volume rose week-over-week, led by an increase in both FHA and VA purchase applications.

According to HouseCanary's latest Market Pulse report, net new listing volume continues to trail behind contract volume, putting further downward pressure on housing inventory and dampening market activity nationwide.

Usage by financial institutions increased by 46% year-over-year from approximately 6 billion scores used to 8.8 billion scores. Usage by banks and thrifts increased by 13.5% and usage by credit card issuers increased by over 18%.

“Confidence in the housing market appears to have plateaued at a relatively low level, suggesting that many consumers may be coming to terms with elevated mortgage rates and high home prices,” said Doug Duncan, Fannie Mae SVP and Chief Economist.