Housing supply is finally rebounding as sellers get used to elevated mortgage rates, but it’s not rebounding enough to curb home price growth. High housing costs mean many house hunters remain hesitant to commit. New listings jumped 3.8% month over month on a seasonally adjusted basis in February—the biggest increase in six months—to the highest […]
New listings rose 13% from a year earlier, their biggest increase in nearly three years, but home prices and mortgage rates remain elevated. The median U.S. monthly housing payment was $2,686 during the four weeks ending March 10, just $30 shy of last October’s all-time high. That’s due to a combination of still-high mortgage rates […]
Rents hit a low point last February—one reason they’re now showing a sizable year-over-year uptick. Another factor driving rents up: the jump in mortgage rates last month, which buoyed rental demand. The Northeast and Midwest were the biggest gainers, with asking rents rising roughly 5% from a year earlier. Rents in the West and South […]
Meanwhile, nearly two-thirds of respondents to a new Redfin survey say housing affordability makes them feel negative about the economy. More than half (53.2%) of U.S. homeowners and renters say housing affordability is impacting who they plan to vote for in the upcoming presidential election. That’s according to a Redfin-commissioned survey conducted by Qualtrics in […]
There are more homes for sale as spring approaches, and house hunters are hitting the pavement. Home touring activity is rising, and mortgage-purchase applications are up 11% this week. New listings rose 13% from a year earlier nationwide during the four weeks ending March 3, the biggest increase in nearly three years. The boost in […]
The racial homeownership gap is biggest for millennials, but it exists in every generation. Redfin economists expect the gap to shrink for millennials in the near future. Just one-third (33%) of Black millennials own their home, compared to two-thirds (65%) of white millennials. That’s the largest gap of any generation, but Black Americans are much […]