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Baby, You’re Expensive!
The average cost of a baby’s first year in the U.S. is about $26,000 if you upgrade your home, use daycare, have insurance and buy the things parents buy.
Homebuyers Are Scoring the Biggest Discounts in 13 Years
The typical buyer who scored a home for below the list price in 2025 got a 7.9% discount—the largest since 2012. 1 in 4 buyers
More Gen Zers are Buying Homes. But It’s a Trickle, Not a Flood.
Homeownership for young Americans is a mixed bag. The homeownership rate for Gen Zers and millennials is ticking up, but both generations are tracking behind
Homebuyers Are Canceling Deals at the Highest Rate on Record
Over 40,000 U.S. home-purchase agreements were canceled in December, equal to 16.3% of homes that went under contract that month—the highest December percentage in records
Home Sellers Outnumber Buyers By a Record Margin, Upping Buyers’ Bargaining Power
There were a record 47% more home sellers than buyers in December, giving the buyers who were in the market negotiating power. The Sun Belt
Trump’s Mortgage Bond Order Pushes Rates Below 6% For First Time in Nearly 3 Years, Boosting Purchasing Power
Purchasing power has increased $30,000 in the last six months, with rates falling below 6% the day after President Trump ordered a $200 billion mortgage
The U.S. Housing Market Has 37% More Sellers Than Buyers—More Than Double Last Year’s Gap
Summer 2025 was the only time in records dating back to 2013 that sellers outnumbered buyers by a larger percentage. This mismatch means it’s a
