Housing Market News

Home Sales Surge in Florida as California Markets See Double-Digit Annual Declines in March
Home sales and prices fell year over year in San Francisco, San Jose and Orange County as housing activity surged in metros with lower home

Home Prices Up 0.6% in February—Smallest Year-Over-Year Gain Since March 2012
Prices fell more than 8 percent in San Francisco and San Jose, up over 10 percent in Newark, Milwaukee and Buffalo. U.S. home-sale prices increased
More Home-Sellers are Dropping Their Prices Than in Previous Winters as Buyers Seize More Control of the Market
More than one in five homes for sale nationwide dropped its price in the last month. In Fresno it was two in five. More than
Home Price Growth Edged Up Nationally in January While the West Coast Began Seeing Red
Homebuyers are in the strongest position in years as the supply of homes for sale grows at fastest rate since May 2015 The housing market
Homes Staying on the Market for a Month Longer Than Last Year in San Jose, Portland, and Seattle
Homes for sale are taking longer to find buyers this January for the first time in three years. Typical home nationwide was on the market
Home Prices and Sales Ended 2018 Not With a Bang, But a Whimper
December home sales fell 11 percent as prices turned in their smallest gain in over six years. Boston and San Jose both saw prices decline
Home Sales Hit High Speed as Price Growth Taps Brakes
In May homes sold at their fastest pace in nearly two years, with the typical property on the market only 28 days, down from 32 in April. Last month, 35.6 percent of homes went under contract within two weeks of their debut, just shy of the peak rate of 35.8 percent exactly two years ago. For the last three years there’s been a double-digit spike in homes sold; this year, an inventory shortage has kept a lid on that growth.
Buyer Demand Drives Double-Digit Growth in Home Sales, Devouring Inventory
New listings will need to keep pace with high demand in order to prevent another national shift in favor of sellers.
February Comes in Solid with Stable Price Growth, More Home Sales and New Listings
The housing market showed continued signs of strength last month, pointing toward a healthy spring season. In welcome news for buyers, newly listed homes shot
2015 Could Be the Biggest Year for Housing Since the Bust
Redfin customers requesting home tours, an early indicator of housing market performance, jumped nearly 50 percent from a year ago and the number of newly
Home Prices Up 7.6 Percent in January as Redfin Reports Record-Setting Homebuyer Demand
One consistent trend in housing is that prices fall every January. To get the industry’s earliest indication about January prices, today for the first time
Prices Hold Strong as Home Sales Drop in November
With gas prices low and consumer confidence at the highest reported level in seven years, there was a lot to be cheery about heading into the holiday home-buying season. However, positive consumer sentiment did not translate into more real estate transactions last month as the number of homes sold plunged 21 percent in November versus October and was down 5 percent from this time last year.