Housing Market
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January 15, 2026
House hunters are getting some relief as mortgage rates dip. The median U.S. monthly housing payment dipped to $2,413 during the four weeks ending January 11, near the lowest level in two years and down 5.5% from a year earlier. That’s the biggest decline since October 2024. Housing payments are coming down because mortgage rates […]
January 14, 2026
Three beachfront Florida homes made it onto Redfin’s ranking of the 10 most expensive sales of the whole year. A 5-acre compound in coastal Miami known as the Banyan Ridge Estate sold for $101.5 million last month, making it the most expensive U.S. home sale of December and the fourth most expensive sale of 2025. […]
January 9, 2026
Purchasing power has increased $30,000 in the last six months, with rates falling below 6% the day after President Trump ordered a $200 billion mortgage bond purchase. The daily average mortgage rate dropped to 5.99% on January 9, the lowest level in nearly three years, in the wake of President Trump’s order for the government […]
January 8, 2026
Despite lower monthly mortgage payments, a holiday hangover is muting homebuying demand. The median U.S. monthly housing payment fell to $2,365 during the four weeks ending January 4, down 4.7% from a year earlier and the lowest level since the start of 2024. Monthly payments fell largely because the weekly average mortgage rate dropped to […]
December 23, 2025
Summer 2025 was the only time in records dating back to 2013 that sellers outnumbered buyers by a larger percentage. This mismatch means it’s a buyer’s market, with many buyers successfully negotiating lower prices and or concessions from sellers. Austin, TX is the strongest buyer’s market, while Nassau County, NY is the strongest seller’s market; […]
