The median U.S. home-sale price is up 3.2% year over year, the biggest increase since November, and mortgage rates remain elevated. Prices are increasing largely due to the lack of supply, with inventory posting its biggest drop in 18 months as homeowners grasp onto low rates. The typical U.S. homebuyer’s monthly mortgage payment was $2,605 […]
Rising home prices and elevated mortgage rates have pushed the income necessary to buy the typical U.S. starter home up 13% over the last year. New listings of starter homes are down 23%, the biggest decline since the start of the pandemic. San Francisco, Austin and Phoenix are the only major U.S. metros where the […]
A lack of homes for sale is pushing prices up. Inventory posted its biggest decline in 18 months as homeowners cling to relatively low mortgage rates. The typical U.S. home sold for roughly $382,000 during the four weeks ending July 23, up 2.6% from a year earlier, the biggest increase since November. Still, homebuyers are […]
Luxury home prices in the Bay Area and Seattle fell between 10% and 13% in the second quarter—more than anywhere else in the country. Nationwide, luxury prices rose 5% from a year earlier. Luxury home sales dropped 24%, the smallest decline in a year. Non luxury listings declined roughly twice as much as luxury listings, […]
Prices posted their biggest increase in over seven months, with more demand than supply as high mortgage rates deter sellers. That pushed monthly housing payments to an all-time high. Prices will likely continue rising for at least the next several months. The typical U.S. home sold for $382,500 during the four weeks ending July 16, […]
14 of every 1,000 homes changed hands in the first half of 2023, compared to 19 of every 1,000 during the same period in 2019. The pandemic homebuying boom depleted supply, and it hasn’t been replenished because homeowners are hanging onto their relatively low mortgage rates. The turnover rate for large suburban houses has declined […]