Housing Market
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May 31, 2024
U.S. renters are less likely to move than they were a decade ago, as soaring housing costs have priced many out of homeownership. The rise of remote work is another factor leading more people to choose the renting lifestyle, for flexibility and convenience. Most U.S. renters move within five years, but they’re more likely to […]
May 30, 2024
More home sellers are cutting their asking price, suggesting sale-price growth could soften in the coming months. But this week, the median sale price rose to another record high, pricing out some buyers. Nationwide, 6.4% of home sellers cut their asking price during the four weeks ending May 26, on average, the highest share since […]
May 23, 2024
Prices keep rising because this spring’s inventory is lower than usual. The sliver of good news for buyers is that mortgage rates have declined slightly. The median U.S. home-sale price hit a record $387,600 during the four weeks ending May 19, up 4% from a year earlier. Weekly average mortgage rates dipped to 7.02% from […]
May 21, 2024
Home prices grew 0.5% in April, the sixth consecutive month of similar increases. Elevated mortgage rates are curbing homebuyer demand, but prices continue to tick up because there aren’t enough homes for sale. U.S. home prices climbed 0.5% from a month earlier in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, and rose 7.3% from a year […]
May 20, 2024
The share of houses for sale that are brand new is hovering at a level that’s nearly double the pre-pandemic rate. One-third (33.4%) of single-family homes for sale in the U.S. in the first quarter were newly built, essentially unchanged from a year earlier but down from a record-high 34.5% two years earlier. The portion […]
