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The Typical Buyer’s Down Payment Is 16% of the Home’s Price

That’s up from 15% a year ago. The typical U.S. homebuyer now puts down roughly $63,000, about $4,000 more than last year, because of a jump in home prices.  About 31% of buyers are purchasing homes using all cash, down from about 34% a year earlier.  15% of mortgaged homebuyers are using FHA loans, and […]
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Florida Condo Prices Are Holding Up Best Away From the Coast

Condo prices are up 5% year over year in inland Florida, but down a respective 5% and 3% on Florida’s Gulf Coast and Atlantic Coast. Inland Florida tends to have newer condos, which haven’t yet had to comply with new rules that have driven up HOA fees elsewhere in the state. It also has less […]

Here Are the 10 Most Expensive Home Listings in the U.S.

Coastal Florida and Southern California dominate the list of the nation’s most expensive homes for sale. Half of the nation’s 10 most expensive home listings are in coastal Florida, three are in Southern California, one is in New York City and one is in Lake Tahoe. All are asking more than $100 million–and two are […]
Affordability

U.S. Housing Market Gained $2.5 Trillion in Value in 2024

The combined value of U.S. homes climbed to $49.7 trillion in 2024. The total value of homes owned by millennials grew to nearly $10 trillion, representing more than 20% of the U.S. market. Two upstate New York metros—Albany and Rochester—had the fastest growth in aggregate home value, while Florida metros grew more slowly. San Diego […]
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