Recent homebuyers in certain places, like Sacramento and Phoenix, are at higher risk of falling underwater on their mortgage, while Florida homeowners are at even lower risk. Just 3.4% of U.S. homeowners who bought in the last two years would be underwater on their mortgage if home values were to fall 4% by the end […]
Rents are growing at half the pace they were in the summer and are expected to keep cooling, which should help bring down overall inflation. The median U.S. asking rent climbed 7.4% year over year to $2,007 in November, the smallest increase in 15 months and the sixth-consecutive month in which annual rent growth slowed. […]
Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index ticked up this week as steadily declining rates lured some buyers back in. But many would-be buyers are waiting for lower rates and prices, with the typical home’s time on market rising at its fastest annual pace on record and supply increasing. The total number of homes for sale increased 15% […]
We expect home sales to sink to their lowest level in more than a decade in 2023 as high mortgage rates keep housing costs up and prevent people from moving. High homeowner equity and a resilient job market will stave off a wave of foreclosures. Mortgage rates will take center stage in 2023, with high […]
Pandemic boomtowns including Sacramento, Austin and Phoenix saw the biggest jump in delistings as prohibitively high housing costs dampened buyer demand. A record 2% of U.S. homes for sale were delisted each week on average during the 12 weeks ending Nov. 20, compared with 1.6% one year earlier. The share has come down a touch […]
Mortgage applications and Redfin’s demand index, a measure of tours and other homebuying services, are up as mortgage rates continue to come down. But pending home sales declined and the number of homes on the market increased as buyers took a break over Thanksgiving. Homebuying demand has started ticking up as mortgage rates continue their […]