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Housing Inventory Up 5% in November—Fastest Growth in 3 Years—as Sales Decline 8%
Prices post sub-4% growth for third consecutive month Balance of supply and demand is shifting toward homebuyers’ favor in markets like San Francisco, Seattle, Denver,
Nearly One in Three Homes For Sale in October had a Price Drop—Highest Level Since at Least 2010
Home Inventory Continues to Grow as Sales Decline 6% Year over Year U.S. home-sale prices increased 4.5 percent in October compared to a year ago,
Akron, Richmond and Buffalo Among the Eight Inland Housing Markets that are Heating Up as the Coasts Cool
While expensive coastal markets on the coasts like Seattle and San Jose are cooling off, with homes lingering on the market longer than this time
Housing Inventory Crunch Finally Subsides as Supply Posts First Annual Gain in Nearly Three Years
September Home Sales Slump, Prices Post Smallest Increase Since the Market Bottomed in 2012
Home Prices Up 4.7% in August, Lowest Price Growth in Four Years
August Home Sales Fell 2.4%, as Inventory Declined Just 3.4% from Last Year
Home Prices Up 5.3% in July, Continuing a Trend of Moderating Growth
San Jose, Seattle and Portland Posted Double-Digit Inventory Increases for the Second Month in a Row
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.
