Housing Market News

Existing Home Sales Post Biggest Increase in Nearly Three Years
Existing home sales rose 1.6% month over month in October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4,179,346. Many buyers who came off the sidelines

Pending Home Sales Jumped 2.5% in September, the Biggest Monthly Increase in Over a Year and a Half
Pending sales rose 2.5% month over month as mortgage rates hit a two-year low and the Federal Reserve cut interest rates. Rates have since ticked

Existing Home Sales, Pending Sales Fall to Lowest Level Since Pandemic Start as House Hunters Wait for Mortgage Rates to Drop Further
Sales of existing homes dropped 1% month over month in August to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4 million, while pending sales fell 2%.

Existing Home Sales Rose 0.6% Last Month, But Were At the Lowest July Level on Record
Sales of existing homes fell 2% year over year to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.1 million in July. Pending sales were down 3%

Cold Feet: Buyers Backed Out of Deals at Record Rate in June as Home Prices Hit All-Time High
About 56,000 home purchases were canceled, equal to 15% of homes that went under contract—the highest percentage of any June on record. Buyers are skittish

Home Sales Fell to One of the Lowest Levels on Record in May
There have been only two months in the past decade with fewer home sales. High home prices, elevated mortgage rates and an ongoing housing shortage

Homes in Austin and Boise are Selling for $80,000 Less Than a Year Ago
Pandemic boomtowns and pricey coastal markets are seeing historic home-price declines. Nationwide, the median home sale price dropped nearly $18,000 from a year earlier in

Home Prices Fell 3% in March—Biggest Annual Drop in Over a Decade
Pandemic boomtowns and pricey coastal markets, including Austin and San Jose, saw among the largest price declines. In many more affordable areas, prices continued to

Home Prices Fell 1% in February—First Annual Drop Since 2012
Prices declined as sellers responded to a drop in homebuyer demand spurred by elevated mortgage rates. San Jose and Austin saw prices fall at roughly

Market Recovery Hampered by High Housing Costs, Low Supply in January
Pending home sales improved slightly, but an ongoing affordability crisis and lack of homes for sale kept many house hunters on the sidelines. Pending home

Pending Home Sales Rise for First Time in 14 Months
Pending sales increased 3% in December from the month before, the first monthly gain since October 2021. But sellers remained on the sidelines, with new

Home Sales Slumped 35% in November, the Biggest Decline on Record
A surge in mortgage rates in early November caused sales and prices to slow, but there are early signs that demand may be creeping back