Housing Market
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December 5, 2024
The uptick in early-stage homebuying activity we saw immediately after the election is continuing, despite high home prices and mortgage rates. Homebuying demand is ending the year strong. Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index–a seasonally adjusted measure of tours and other buying services from Redfin agents–is sitting near its highest level since September 2023, and it’s up […]
December 4, 2024
Redfin’s economists expect there will be more home sales in 2025, largely due to pent-up demand. But some would-be homebuyers will still be priced out, with home prices climbing and mortgage rates remaining near 7%. Rental prices, on the other hand, should stay flat while wages increase, improving affordability for renters. Politicians from both sides […]
November 27, 2024
Pending sales posted a big year-over-year increase this week, partly because the boom in early-stage homebuying demand we saw just after the election is translating to sales and partly because we’re comparing to a period in 2023 that included Thanksgiving. U.S. pending home sales rose 12.1% year over year during the four weeks ending November […]
November 22, 2024
U.S. investor home purchases fell 2% year over year in the third quarter, a much smaller change than the swings of the last several years. Purchases are now back near pre-pandemic levels. In Florida, investor purchases posted double-digit declines amid an ongoing climate and insurance crisis. But investor purchases saw double-digit gains in a handful […]
November 21, 2024
The number of homebuyers and sellers contacting Redfin agents has jumped over the last week, with Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index posting its biggest year-over-year increase since early 2022. Homebuyers are jumping into the market now that the election has passed and the Fed has cut interest rates for the second time in a row. The […]
