4+ hour, 3+ min ago  (166+ words) Home prices remain out of reach for many buyers. But the data used to justify those prices may be missing more than anyone has publicly acknowledged. Is the housing market heading for a crash, or something harder to see and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (541+ words) The median monthly mortgage payment in the United States hit $2, 742 for the four weeks ending March 29, marginally up from last year and registering the first year-over-year increase in almost six months, real estate brokerage Redfin said in an April 2 statement....

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (409+ words) The interest rate on the nation's most popular home loan climbed again last week, adding pressure on prospective homebuyers and driving down the number of applications. The Mortgage Bankers Association on Wednesday reported that the average contract interest rate on…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (514+ words) National home sale agreements that fell through last month reached a record high for February, with 13. 7 percent of home buyers backing out of deals. The Redfin analysis is based on multiple listing service (MLS) pending sales data and attributes the…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago  (283+ words) Sales of newly built homes fell by more than expected in January, hitting their lowest level since 2022, the latest federal government figures suggest. The slowdown in sales pushed inventory higher. The supply of new homes on the market rose to…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (542+ words) Interest rates are at their highest levels since late December, leading to slower mortgage market activity, according to new industry data released on Wednesday. For the week ending March 18, the average contract rate on 30-year fixed-rate mortgages rose to 6. 3 percent,…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (350+ words) The study noted that survey respondents say the biggest barriers to landing a new home are rising home prices (39 percent), affordability (30 percent), and interest rates (18 percent). "Other anxieties, including market instability, career uncertainty, tax rates, and limited inventory, were each…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (366+ words) President Donald Trump signed two executive orders on Friday'related to improving home-ownership opportunities for Americans by reducing regulatory burdens and increasing access to mortgage loans. "Layers of unnecessary regulatory barriers, slow permitting processes, and onerous mandates at all levels of…...

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (725+ words) U. S. existing home sales saw a 1. 7 percent month-over-month increase in February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4. 09 million units. While sales of year-over-year existing homes fell by 1. 4 percent, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) remains cautiously optimistic about the upcoming…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (852+ words) Nearly 45, 000 homes that were delisted in 2025 were back on the market in January, according to a Redfin report on March 5. This marks the highest relisting numbers since 2016, when Redfin began tracking this metric. Home delistings soared in 2025 as sellers began…...