Housing Market News

Historic Housing Shortage Shows Signs of Letting Up as Sales Decline
The number of homes for sale shrank at its slowest pace in April since the start of the pandemic. Home sales fell and price growth slowed as soaring mortgage rates prompted more buyers to throw in the towel.

Home Sales Fell 4% in March as Buying Costs Shot Up
The hottest March on record ended with early signs of a cooldown as more buyers were edged out by soaring mortgage rates, sky-high prices and

Home Prices Soar Faster to a New High in February
Record-low supply spurs unprecedented winter homebuying competition.

Newly Listed Homes in Short Supply, Down 12% in January
Home sales posted strong monthly gains despite rising mortgage rates and record-low supply.

Stifled By Supply Shortage, Home Sales Post Largest Monthly Decline Since Pandemic Onset
Housing supply fell to a new low in December, fueling a 3.6% month-over-month drop in home sales.

November Marked a New Low for Home Supply
Home prices rose 15% from a year earlier, just shy of their all-time high.
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.
Redfin Real-Time Home Price Tracker: July Home Prices Up 3% From 2011; Low Inventory Continues to Stifle Sales
As the latest jobs and consumer confidence data begins to signal that the overall economy may finally be coming back to life, real estate continues to show signs that 2012 is likely the beginning of a long, flat bottom in real estate.
Inventory Shortage: Move Along; Nothing to See Here
We’ve written about feisty buyers, shown data on multiple offers and told the story of Mid-Peninsula Madness. That opened up the floodgates, and now we’re
The Market Spends Another Day In Its Bathrobe, But Feeling Better
Howdy Redfinnians! Time for our monthly tell-you-everything analysis of the real estate market! We just hit $5 billion in home sales, where Redfin agents represented
It’s Not a Monster Truck Rally, It’s A Real Estate Market
Big news Redfinnians! Redfin just raised $15 million, mostly on the strength of nice revenue growth and very, very happy customers. Since launching our service
Insider Report Roundup: A Chilly January for Sellers & Buyers
Earlier this week we published another round of Insider Reports on our local blogs in Seattle, the Bay Area, Washington/Baltimore, Chicago, and new this month: