Late August is the best time for homebuyers to score a deal in parts of California, Austin, TX and certain New York City suburbs. Mid-September is the prime dealmaking window for buyers in Baltimore, Nashville, Southern California and parts of Texas. Late September is the sweet spot for buyers in Houston, Las Vegas, San Francisco […]
14% of U.S. homebuying deals fell through in July, the highest share since November 2023, as buyers gained more power. Home-purchase cancellations are most prevalent in buyer-friendly southern markets, where a lot of inventory and fewer buyers are giving house hunters more confidence to walk away from deals. Contract cancellations are least common in competitive […]
High housing costs and economic uncertainty pushed pending home sales to their lowest level since March. New listings of U.S. homes for sale climbed 1.2% week over week to their highest level in over three months during the four weeks ending August 16. That marks the fifth straight week of increases. Note that this data […]
July’s top four priciest home sales were in Southern California, followed by two Manhattan townhouses, a handful of Florida estates and an Arizona compound. A famous Bel Air estate known as Casa Encantada was the most expensive U.S. home sale of July, fetching $130 million. It was also the second-most expensive home sale of 2026 […]
Humboldt Park, Huntley and Belmont Cragin are Chicago’s hottest neighborhoods of 2026. Chicago’s hottest neighborhoods offer a mix of affordability, space and access to popular amenities. Humboldt Park is Chicago’s hottest neighborhood of 2026, followed by Huntley and Belmont Cragin. Rank Neighborhood Zip Code Median Sale Price Median Sale Price (YoY) Median Days on Market […]
U.S. home prices increased 0.27% month over month in July on a seasonally adjusted basis. That growth rate is essentially flat from 0.28% in June. Prices rose 3.4% from a year earlier, the fastest annual growth in a year. This is according to the Redfin Home Price Index (RHPI), which uses the repeat-sales pricing […]