The median sale price was just 1.5% below its all-time high in June, and the average home sold for above its list price for the first time in roughly a year. The number of homes for sale fell 15% to an all-time low in June, the biggest decline in two years, as elevated rates kept […]
Elevated mortgage rates are cutting into homebuyers’ budgets; a buyer on a $3,000 monthly housing budget has lost $30,000 in purchasing power over the last five months. But this week’s inflation report–which shows that consumer prices are cooling quickly–provides a glimmer of hope that mortgage rates could gradually start to come down. The median U.S. […]
Rent growth has slowed rapidly, but rents remain costly as landlords offer perks like free parking instead of lowering prices to fill vacant units. The good news is that months of cooling rent increases are finally helping bring down inflation in a big way. The U.S. rental market has been slowing for more than a […]
This is the first time since last August the average sale-to-list price ratio has surpassed 100%. Low inventory and steady demand are buoying home prices. The average sale-to-list price ratio hit 100.1% during the four weeks ending July 2, marking the first time in nearly a year the average U.S. home is selling for more […]
The median U.S. home-sale price is down just 0.9% year over year, the smallest decline in nearly four months. That’s due to a lack of homes for sale, with a mismatch between supply and demand. New listings are down 27% from a year ago and pending sales are down 15%. Home-price declines are shrinking. The […]
Near-7% mortgage rates are preventing both would-be homebuyers and would-be sellers from entering the market. But even though the spring buying season ended with a whimper, homebuilders are ending spring with a bang: Construction of new single-family homes is near its highest level in almost two decades, providing some hope for an uptick in inventory […]