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A new report from Redfin that tracks the migration patterns of American citizens found that Nashville is ripe for inbound migrations due to changing tastes, reasonable home prices, low property taxes, and no state income tax.

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.

Homebuyers backed out of deals at the highest rate on record in October, driving more home sellers to lower their prices and offer concessions to entice home shoppers. A new Redfin report revealed that a spike in new listings drove pending home sales to their highest level in a year.

Redfin analysts weigh a number of variables playing into potential homebuyers’ decision-making process and reveal why now may be the best time to pursue the American dream of homeownership.

While available rental inventory has increased, the overall rental vacancy rate hit nearly 7% in Q3, representing the highest level since 2021. A new Redfin report shows asking rents continuing to linger just below their record high from October.

Due to an environment of rising mortgage rates and an influx of all-cash buyers, more and more are having to increase their down payments to offset the cost of rising homes. Click through to find out why there is a prevalence of all-cash buyers in the current market.

Redfin reports that affluent homebuyers drove luxury home sales to the highest third-quarter level on record, growing nearly three times faster than non-luxury home prices. Click through to read the full analysis.

While buyers contend with mortgage rates edging toward the 8% mark, Redfin reports that an increasing number of the nation’s home sellers are reducing their asking prices. Read the full data here.

Despite the fixed-rate mortgage dipping slightly over last week, rates still linger nearly 30 basis points higher than they were a month ago. The MBA reports purchase apps have dropped to their lowest levels since 1995, and refi apps to points last found in January 2023.

Once known for its speed and red-hot market, Austin, Texas, is now one of the slowest housing markets in the U.S. A new Redfin report examines the factors in play.