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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:
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
San Francisco Home Prices Jump Most in 8 Years Amid AI Boom
The median sale price in the Bay Area metro rose 14% year over year in March, compared with a 1% gain nationwide. That helped San
