Housing Market News
Luxury-Home Purchases Sink a Record 45% to the Second-Lowest Level on Record
That outpaces the record 37% decline in sales of non luxury homes. The supply of luxury homes for sale is also near historic lows. Sales
Million-Dollar Homes Are Becoming Less Common as High Mortgage Rates Cool the Market
The share of U.S. homes worth at least $1 million has fallen to 7% from 8.6% last June as the housing market cools. Just over
Luxury-Home Sales Sink 38%, the Biggest Decline on Record
That outpaced the 31% decline in non luxury home sales—which was also a record drop—but there are early indicators that homebuyer demand may inch back.
Luxury-Home Purchases Plummet 28%, the Biggest Drop on Record
The decline was roughly twice as severe in the Bay Area. High-end homebuyers are backing off as rising interest rates, inflation, a tepid stock market
Luxury-Home Sales Sink 18%, the Biggest Decline Since the Start of the Pandemic
The luxury-housing market, which experienced a meteoric surge last year, is coming back down to earth amid a slumping stock market, rising mortgage rates and
Vacation-Home Demand Rose 83% Above Pre-Pandemic Levels in November
Interest in second homes remains strong as buyers race to lock in low mortgage rates and employers introduce permanent rules for remote work. In November,

How the Top 1% Fared in the Housing Crash
Five years after the crash, the economy may not be back on its feet, but the ultra-rich are sitting pretty. According to new research done by UC Berkeley, the richest one percent of Americans captured 95 percent of the income growth in the United States between 2009 and 2012. With homes always on our mind, this stunning stat made us wonder: How did the top 1% of homes fare the housing crash?
Luxury Home Sales Hit 6-Year High
As the housing market and the economy both continue to recover, the luxury housing market is making big gains as well.