Pending starter home sales grew 10% in July year over year, while other price brackets fell. The median price for a U.S. starter home climbed to $250,000 in July, but price growth was slower than for other price brackets. Starter homebuyers are moving off the sidelines as mortgage rates fall and inventory rises. Pending sales […]
HOA dues are up more than 15% from a year ago in Tampa, Orlando and Fort Lauderdale, compared with a median gain of 6% across the 43 metros Redfin analyzed. The Sunshine State is seeing HOA fees jump due to skyrocketing insurance costs and new safety requirements in the wake of the Surfside condo collapse. […]
Signals of early-stage homebuying demand, including home tours, are gaining momentum as mortgage rates stabilize at a 15-month low. The median U.S. monthly mortgage payment was $2,587 during the four weeks ending August 18, its lowest level since February and down 0.1% from a year earlier. That’s a tiny drop, but it marks the first […]
Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris unveiled a plan that promises to combat the housing affordability crisis, and boost supply and demand. Harris’s plan is appealing, but will take a careful balancing act to pull it off. U.S. home-sale prices have risen nearly 40% since President Biden took office, mortgage rates are just now coming down […]
Home prices grew 0.2% in July, equal to the slowest pace since January 2023. Twenty of the 50 most populous U.S. metros recorded a drop in home prices. Prices continue to inch up due to a lack of inventory and competition. U.S. home prices ticked up 0.2% for the second-consecutive month in July, on a […]
Sales of existing homes fell 2% year over year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.1 million in July. Pending sales were down 3% month over month and 6% year over year—both of which were the biggest drops in nearly a year. Home prices were just 0.7% below their record high—one reason buyers stayed […]