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A bitter pill: More US consumers swallow higher rates, eye homes

By The Citizen on August 25, 2025

For years, high home prices and mortgage rates have driven consumers from the housing market. That intimidation factor might be fading, Intel’s latest survey of…

Home prices tick up to new record-high amid signs of softening in more markets

By The Citizen on August 12, 2025

Home prices fell in 24 percent of markets, with five Florida markets posting the biggest price declines. But buyers chasing affordability drove up prices the…

Homebuyers still have jitters about the economy and job market

By The Citizen on July 30, 2025

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…

June contract signings signal rock-bottom end to 2025

By The Citizen on July 30, 2025

Pending home sales dropped on a monthly and annual basis in June, according to the National Association of Realtors. Economists are split on what the…

Inventory’s up, but buyers aren’t biting as June sales slide again

By The Citizen on July 23, 2025

Existing-home sales declined by 2.7 percent from May 2025 but held steady compared to one year ago. Mortgage rates and high home prices continue to…

Single-family permits and starts reach 11-month low in June

By The Citizen on July 18, 2025

Negative homebuyer and homebuilder sentiment matched with growing economic uncertainty to stifle new construction in June, with single-family permits, starts and completions taking the biggest…

In a more buyer-friendly market, sellers are emerging too

By The Citizen on July 14, 2025

Why are active homebuyers now ready to list their old properties? The reasons vary by individual but also display some regional trends that track with…

Rising wages and job growth pushed pending home sales up slightly in May

By The Citizen on June 26, 2025

New numbers from the National Association of Realtors show that pending sales rose 1.1 percent year over year in May. Source: Inman News

NAR says lower mortgage rates could help boost sluggish sales. When might that happen?

By The Citizen on June 23, 2025

Amid fighting over the federal funds rate, NAR says home sales were 0.7 percent lower in May than a year ago as inventory rose to…

Investors contemplate options amid market shift: The Download

By The Citizen on June 14, 2025

As investors see local markets and rental prices soften, they’ve started to unload underperforming inventory at a record pace. Source: Inman News

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