The National Association of Realtors’ monthly report showed that homebuyers are still a bit crippled by economic uncertainty, and recent mortgage rate drops have mostly…
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Home price growth continued to slow in August as buyers expressed trepidation over the economy, despite a healthy supply of inventory and lower mortgage rates,…
The Federal Reserve’s decision to make a series of historic short-term rate cuts at the height of the pandemic has proven to be a double-edged…
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said lowering mortgage rates were leading to more buyers coming to market, but Bright MLS Chief Economist Dr. Lisa Sturtevant…
The 20.5 percent increase was unexpected and reversed a trend of lower new-home sales thus far in 2025. Source: Inman News
New home starts fell 8.5 percent from July to August as builders continued to react to the negative economic outlook, according to data from the…
The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Index reported home price gains of 1.9 percent while the FHFA reported nationwide home price gains of 2.9 percent. Inflation sits…
Existing-home sales edged up in July, as increasing inventory and improving affordability pushed more homebuyers into the market. The sale of single-family, townhomes, condominiums, and…
Mortgage rates have stabilized and more inventory is coming online, but applications for purchase loans fell by a seasonally adjusted 6 percent last week compared…