Housing Market News
Housing Supply Hits 6-Year High As New Listings Jump, Giving Buyers Bargaining Power
U.S. new listings hit their highest level since 2022 in August, driven by San Jose, Nashville and Seattle. The total number of homes for sale
Home Sales Drop to Lowest Level in Nearly 2 Years, With Texas and Seattle Driving Decline
Near-record home prices, elevated mortgage rates and economic instability drove down U.S. home sales in July. Homebuying demand fell most sharply in Texas and Seattle.
U.S. Home Prices Hit All-Time High, Driven in Part By Big Upticks in San Francisco and West Palm Beach
Prices rose 2.2% year over year in June to a record high, mainly because of growing demand. Existing U.S. home sales ticked up to a
Rising Rates Stall Housing Market Momentum Just After Closed Home Sales Hit Highest Level Since 2022
Closed home sales jumped in May, reflecting April’s dipping mortgage rates and a strong labor market. But pending home sales were flat, a real-time reflection
Home Prices Posted the Biggest Increase in Over a Year in April
The median U.S. home sale price rose 2.4% year over year—the largest gain since March 2025. Pending home sales climbed to the highest level since
Homebuying Demand Ticks Up, Mortgage Rates Tick Down
More homeowners are putting their houses on the market, with new listings increasing for the second week in a row after five straight months of
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
Pending Home Sales Rise to Highest Level in a Year
New listings were near their six-month high in October, helping drive an increase in pending sales, though buyers backed out of deals at the highest