Lily Katz

As a data journalist, Lily is passionate about helping readers understand complex facets of the housing market. She is particularly interested in the issues of climate change, race and gender equality and housing affordability. Prior to working at Redfin, Lily spent four years as a reporter at Bloomberg News in New York City.

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Investors Are Buying Roughly Half as Many Homes as They Were a Year Ago

February 15, 2023

Investor home purchases fell a record 46% year over year in the fourth quarter. Investors bought 18% of homes that sold, down from 19% a

Rental Market Tracker: Rents Rose 2% in January—the Smallest Increase in 20 Months

February 10, 2023

Rental price growth is slowing due to increasing supply and waning demand. There are 11 metros where rents are already falling, with Phoenix and Oklahoma

Pending Home Sales Rise for First Time in 14 Months

January 25, 2023

Pending sales increased 3% in December from the month before, the first monthly gain since October 2021. But sellers remained on the sidelines, with new

Rental Market Tracker: Rent Growth Slowed for Seventh Straight Month in December

January 12, 2023

Rents rose 5% from a year earlier, the smallest increase in nearly a year and a half. That’s roughly one-third the pace of growth seen

A Record Share of Home Sellers Are Giving Concessions to Buyers

January 5, 2023

Buyers received concessions—such as money for repairs and mortgage-rate buydowns—in a record 42% of home sales in the fourth quarter, up from 31% a year

Luxury-Home Sales Sink 38%, the Biggest Decline on Record

December 28, 2022

That outpaced the 31% decline in non luxury home sales—which was also a record drop—but there are early indicators that homebuyer demand may inch back.