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The National Association of Realtors’ latest Pending Home Sales Index showed transactions sliding by 31% year-over-year. Contract signings also pulled back in all four major U.S. regions, with inflated mortgage rates continuing to hinder homebuyers from purchasing a home.

The number of zombie properties inched upward in Q4, and though they remain a small portion of the market at just one in every 13,000 residential properties nationwide, those numbers are projected to grow in the aftermath of foreclosure moratoria lapsing.

While Black and Latino households have often been disproportionately affected by predatory lending practices, homeownership rates have increased nationwide for both. However, lack of affordable housing and high interest rates may pose challenges moving forward.

Home sales in September saw a significant dip compared to August, decreasing about 30% lower than the same time last year. While inventory is up just 3%, numbers remain nearly 40% below 2019 levels.

Although the market frenzy has begun to slow, inflation and economic uncertainty are still prompting many Americans to hold off on significant financial decisions such as moving or buying a home, with rents rising nearly 10% year-over-year in September.

According to Redfin's latest market analysis, some 44.6% of home offers written by Redfin agents nationwide faced competition on a seasonally adjusted basis in August, the lowest bidding-war rate since the beginning of the pandemic when the housing market nearly ...

In order to better understand the sentiment and experiences of buyers, sellers, and renters currently on the market for homes, the Realtor.com Economics team has conducted a randomized survey of visitors to listing and search result pages in their latest ...

Despite the U.S. median rental price reaching a new high in June, climbing mortgage rates drove monthly starter homeownership costs up nearly 30%—an estimated $561 higher than rents.

According to new research from LendingTree, home prices have risen significantly over the past two years, and paying $1 million or more for a house seems excessive as well as unattainable to most Americans. However, just because million-dollar homes aren’t ...

RE/MAX released its National Housing Report for February 2022, revealing home sales fell approximately 1% from January, planning for what is typically the year's biggest month-over-month incline in sales. March is typically considered the start of the spring home-selling season, ...