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Affordability
Affordability Improves Slightly For Veteran Homebuyers, But Most Homes Are Still Out of Reach
22% of U.S. home listings are affordable to the typical U.S. military veteran using a VA loan. Veterans–both those using VA loans and those using
Bay Area Housing Market Heats Up Amid AI Boom, Return to Office
Pending home sales jumped 17% year over year in San Francisco last month—more than any other major metro. The typical home also sold in roughly
Austin, TX Is America’s Strongest Buyer’s Market, With Over Twice as Many Home Sellers as Buyers
Nationwide, there are an estimated 37% more sellers than buyers—a near-record gap that’s giving buyers across the country negotiating power. There are seven metros where
Homebuyers Are Canceling Deals at a Record Rate. Here’s Why.
Roughly 56,000 U.S. home-purchase agreements were canceled in August, equal to 15.1% of homes that went under contract that month—the highest August percentage in records
Summer 2025 Was the Strongest Buyer’s Market in Records Dating Back Over a Decade
There were an estimated 506,000 more home sellers than buyers in August, meaning buyers held the negotiating power. But the tables could turn if falling
Wages Are Growing Faster Than Rents and Mortgage Payments
Wages are up 4.1% year over year, while asking rents are up 2.6% and mortgage-payment growth has slowed to roughly 0% amid declining mortgage rates
Is Seattle Getting Richer or Poorer?
Seattle is getting richer. New money, old news. And lately it’s been good news for a lot of Seattle families.
An Attorney, a Janitor and a Mail Carrier Walk into a Bar – Where Are They?
Redfin found America’s most affordable neighborhoods, its most exclusive neighborhoods, and those rarest neighborhoods of all, the ones that are most economically integrated.
Which Billionaire Could Buy Your City?
Bill Gates Could Buy All 114,212 Homes in Boston, but Couldn’t Afford Seattle; the Walton Family of Wal-Mart Could Buy All of Seattle, Dallas, Miami,
Two Middle-Class Incomes Don’t Add Up To a Home
A family with two middle-class incomes can’t afford a median-priced home in most of the largest U.S. cities, according to a Redfin analysis of affordability based on list prices and median incomes. Home prices, which have seen two straight years of 13 percent increases, are rising again.
83 Percent of California Homes Unaffordable on a Teacher’s Salary
No Homes in San Francisco within Reach for Teachers UPDATE: A refreshed version of this report, including an updated methodology, the most current salary
Affording a House in a Highly Ranked School Zone? It’s Elementary
What Went into this Report Redfin took a look at homes on Multiple Listing Services (MLS), databases used by real estate brokers, that sold between
