Housing Market

Home Sales Sink Across Florida Amid Hurricane Recovery, Surging HOA and Insurance Costs

The five U.S. metro areas where pending sales are falling most are all in Florida, though the declines are easing in some metros following a destructive hurricane season. Florida is home to the five U.S. metropolitan areas where pending home sales are falling fastest.  In Fort Lauderdale, pending sales dropped 15.2% year over year during […]
Affordability

Most People Earning Under $50,000 Struggle to Afford Housing. Nearly One-Quarter of Them Have Skipped Meals to Make Their Payments.

Most U.S. residents who earn less than $50,000 struggle to afford their mortgage or rent payments, according to a recent Redfin-commissioned survey.  Of those earning under $50,000 who struggle to afford housing, 21% have delayed or skipped medical treatments, while 15% have worked a side hustle.  Broken down by generation, nearly one-quarter of Gen Zers […]
Monthly Market Update

Existing Home Sales Post Biggest Increase in Nearly Three Years

Existing home sales rose 1.6% month over month in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4,179,346. Many buyers who came off the sidelines when mortgage rates bottomed in September finalized their purchases in October, causing sales to rise. But rates jumped last month, which—along with election jitters—put a damper on demand; pending sales […]
Weekly Market Update

Home Tours, Mortgage Locks Are Bouncing Back Post-Election

Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index is rising and mortgage-rate locks are jumping, with some buyers wading back into the market now that the election has passed and the Fed has cut interest rates for the second month in a row.  Early indicators of homebuying demand show that buyers are returning after taking a hiatus in the […]
Election 2024

Way-Too-Early Take: What Trump’s Re-Election Could Mean for Housing

Donald Trump’s re-election seems to have had immediate consequences for housing in America. Demand from home-buyers requesting service through Redfin’s site, which was already stronger since the Federal Reserve’s September 18 rate cut, was about 25% higher this weekend than the same weekend last year, the largest year-on-year gain since the downturn began in 2022. […]
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