Housing Market News
Summer Prices Cool as We Head Into Fall
Each month, Redfin takes a look at home price trends throughout 19 key US markets. This month shows the rapid rise in home prices and
Inventory Drops While Sales and Prices Rise
Home prices continued their rise in July and sales volume jumped back up from the unexpected June dip. Price per square foot is up 19
Home Prices Shot Up in May As Sales Hit 4-Year High
May’s housing market has good news for everyone. Good news for buyers: For-sale home inventory increased in May for the second straight month. Good news
Sales Slip, Listings Plummet, but Home Prices Keep Rising as 2012 Concludes; Inventory Growth Key to 2013 Performance
Home prices, sales, and listings all fell between November and December as the housing market weathered the usually-slow holiday season with a smaller dip in prices than the same time a year ago. Listings continued to drop, falling to a level 33 percent below December 2011 and 44 percent below December 2010.
Redfin Real-Time Home Price Tracker: Home Prices Dip Slightly in September, Still 5% Above 2011
National home prices turned in another 5 percent gain from a year ago in September, even as they began their typical seasonal decline, inching down just under 1 percent from August.
Redfin Real-Time Home Price Tracker: Home Prices Hit Two-Year High in August, Up 5% From 2011
National home prices hit a two-year high in August, marking a 5% gain from August 2011 and holding steady month-over-month during a time of year that typically sees a seasonal decline in prices.
Home Prices up 3.4 Percent in June as Supply Flattens
U.S. home-sale prices rose again in June, growing 3.4 percent from a year ago to a median of $321,200 across the metros Redfin tracks.
Supply of Homes for Sale Down 0.3 Percent in June, First Annual Decline in 10 Months
The number of homes for sale nationally fell 0.3 percent year over year in late June—the first annual decline since inventory started climbing in September.
May Home Prices Up 3.6%, the Largest Year-Over-Year Increase in 7 Months
U.S. home-sale prices edged up again in May, growing 3.6 percent from a year ago to a median of $315,700 across the metros Redfin tracks.
More Homebuyers are Having Success with Contingent Offers, Even as the Market Heats Back Up
Although the housing market is beginning to heat back up this spring, more buyers who need to sell their own home are making offers with sale contingencies than a year ago.
Newly Listed Homes Get 3.4 Times More Online Views Than Those With a Price Drop
Homes get 3.4 times more online views the day they are listed than they do the day the seller drops the price.
U.S. Home Prices Resume Growth, Up 2.8% in April
U.S. home-sale prices edged up in April, growing 2.8 percent from a year ago, to a median of $307,600 across the metros Redfin tracks.