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U.S. Home Prices Hit an All-Time High in April
The median home sale price rose 6% year over year to $434,000 as a lack of new listings buoyed prices. The total number of homes
Home Prices Stagnate in Florida and Texas as Supply Soars
The number of homes for sale in Cape Coral, FL and North Port, FL surged roughly 50% from a year earlier in March—more than anywhere
New Listings Rose to the Highest Level in 17 Months in February
Housing supply is finally rebounding as sellers get used to elevated mortgage rates, but it’s not rebounding enough to curb home price growth. High housing
Housing Market Activity Lost Steam in January as Mortgage Rates Stopped Falling and Prices Kept Rising
New listings dropped for the first time since June and pending sales growth slowed; stagnating mortgage rates and the biggest home-price jump in over a
Pending Home Sales Rose 4% in December—Biggest Jump in Over Two Years
Homebuyers came out of the woodwork as mortgage rates posted the biggest monthly decline since 2008. Sellers also came off the sidelines, but not with
Falling Mortgage Rates Breathe New Life Into Housing Market as Listings, Pending Sales and Price Growth Hit Highest Level in Roughly a Year
More homes are changing hands as mortgage rates drop and buyers and sellers see more eye to eye on price. Still, deals are falling through
Spring Homebuying Season Sputters as Supply Jumps to 5-Year High, Existing-Home Sales Drop to 6-Month Low
Sales of existing homes dropped to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4,196,707 in April, and pending sales fell the most since 2023. The supply
U.S. Homes Are Selling at the Slowest Pace in 6 Years
The typical home that went under contract in March sat on the market for 47 days. Homes sold over twice that fast during the pandemic
Home Prices Are Rising Fast in the Midwest
Milwaukee’s median sale price jumped 20% year over year in February—a bigger increase than any other major metro. Detroit also saw a double-digit gain. A
January Brought More Homes for Sale. Few Were Bought.
Housing supply rose to the highest level since 2020 in January, but housing demand fell to the lowest level since 2020 as mortgage rates hit
Pending Home Sales Fell the Most Since 2022 in December as Mortgage Rates Jumped
Pending home sales dropped 4.5% from November as mortgage rates jumped to the highest level in months. Roughly 40,000 home purchases were called off in
Existing Home Sales Rise to Highest Level in Over a Year and a Half
Homebuying activity picked up in November as election uncertainty dissipated and buyers grew more accustomed to elevated mortgage rates. Existing home sales for the full
