Spend about 5 minutes online searching for news about the housing market, and odds are you’ll see something pop up about home prices. You may even stumble onto social media influencers saying we’re headed for a crash. Let’s get you the context you need. The truth is prices are going to vary depending on where […]
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Home-price growth continued to slow to start 2026, two new industry reports found, diminishing the real value of homes as inflation rises. Processing Content Home prices rose 0.9% year-over-year and 0.1% month-over-month in January, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller national home price index. Both points were down from December, when prices increased 1.1% annually
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Despite mortgage rates reaching nearly 4-year lows last month, the gap between sellers and buyers in the housing market grew to its largest size on record. Processing Content There were an estimated 630,000, or 46.3%, more home sellers than buyers in the United States in February, according to a new Redfin report. That is the
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The housing market is quickly approaching the spring buying season, with the best time to sell in 2026 less than a month away. Processing Content The week of April 12-18 is expected to be the ideal time to list a home this year, as typical market seasonality and improving affordability conditions at this point in
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Younger Americans continue to see their share of the country’s real estate wealth shrink, while the oldest Americans have seen their portion grow, new industry data shows. Processing Content Americans 70 years or older held 26% of the United States’ $48 trillion in real estate wealth in the third quarter of last year, slightly less
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The age at which Americans buy their first home can dramatically shape their financial future — and a delay in first-time homeownership is forcing real estate agents to rethink how they market to younger buyers. A new Generational Wealth Report from Realtor.com finds that households purchasing their first home by age 30 build significantly more
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iBuyer Opendoor’s recently launched mortgage product — which promises below-market interest rates after the company removed its markup — has sparked debate across the industry about who absorbs the cost and whether the model is sustainable. Some industry professionals view the offering as similar to the strategy many homebuilders use — providing below-market mortgage rates
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As home price appreciation continues to slow, home equity decreased again in the fourth quarter, completing a full year of annual declines. Processing Content Borrower equity fell $78.8 billion, or 0.5%, year over year, according to Cotality’s Home Equity Report for the fourth quarter of 2025. That was an average decrease of $8,500 per borrower,
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When the Senate overwhelmingly passed the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act on Thursday, longtime real estate analyst Steve Murray zeroed in on a number at the center of the legislation: 350. That figure, under the bill, defines a “large institutional investor” — a category that triggers strict limits on single-family home purchases and imposes
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Sales of previously owned US homes unexpectedly rose in February and the prior month was revised up, helped by a decline in mortgage rates and modest growth in asking prices. Processing Content Contract closings increased 1.7% to a 4.09 million annualized rate, according to National Association of Realtors data released Tuesday. The pace exceeded nearly
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