Housing Market

Investors

Investor Home Purchases Plateau But Remain Well Above Pre-Pandemic Levels

Investors scooped up more homes in the second quarter than before the pandemic, but purchases leveled off from their 2021 peak as investors reacted to the slowing housing market in different ways. Some took advantage of cooling competition and elevated rental demand, while others pressed pause in hopes of lower prices and more economic certainty […]

Homebuyers Are Increasingly Backing Out of Deals as Slowing Market Boosts Negotiating Power

About 63,000 home-purchase agreements were called off in July, equal to 16% of homes that went under contract that month. That’s the highest rate in more than two years. Nationwide, roughly 63,000 home-purchase agreements fell through in July, equal to 16.1% of homes that went under contract that month. That’s the highest percentage on record […]
Bidding Wars

Homebuyer Competition Falls to Lowest Level Since Early Months of Pandemic

Higher mortgage rates and home prices are pushing some house hunters out of the market, leaving those who remain with more options and negotiating power. Nationwide, 44.3% of home offers written by Redfin agents faced competition on a seasonally adjusted basis in July, compared with a revised rate of 50.9% one month earlier and 63.8% […]
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