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Study finds Zillow home estimates improve buyer, seller outcomes

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A new study found that Zillow’s automated home valuation tool, the Zestimate, improves pricing efficiency in residential real estate transactions and delivers measurable benefits to buyers and sellers like. The research, published in Marketing Science — a peer-reviewed journal of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences — concluded that Zillow‘s tool reduces […]

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US home equity drops $374B as underwater mortgages rise

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Borrower equity in the U.S. saw a third-quarter pullback, while a corresponding increase in underwater mortgages is raising concerns about the financial health and debt levels of some homeowners, according to Cotality.   Processing Content Home equity levels declined by $373.8 billion year over year in the third quarter, representing a drop of 2.1% to approximately

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Housing affordability challenges steepen in Q3

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The housing market showed faint signs of near-term affordability improvement in late 2025, but it remains dramatically worse than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research from Oxford Economics. In the third quarter, a household needed to earn $110,100 a year to afford to own a single-family home, including taxes and insurance.

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Boston emerges as hottest large metro market entering 2026

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Boston has emerged as HousingWire’s hottest major metropolitan housing market heading into 2026 — fueled by chronic supply shortages, rapid sales and a job base that continues to outpace national trends. Local experts say the metro’s long-standing economic strength and global pull are driving competition even as interest rates and broader economic uncertainty persists. Todd

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Buyers and sellers fear housing market crash in 2026

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Many Americans in the housing market fear a real estate downturn in the new year, while nearly all anticipate challenges, a new consumer survey shows. Forty percent of Americans planning to buy or sell a home in 2026 worry about a potential market crash, and 98% of them expect challenges, according to a new report from

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Homeownership remains top goal despite affordability concerns

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Homeownership remains a top goal for Americans despite a challenging housing market, according to a new consumer survey from REMAX — highlighting affordability concerns, lifestyle priorities and community preferences as keys in shaping the plans of prospective buyers. Although 88% of respondents said they’re likely to purchase a home in 2026, 71% reported delaying plans

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Inventory, affordability take center stage in House hearing

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U.S. Rep. Mike Flood (R-Neb.) pressed federal housing officials Wednesday on what he described as costly and counterproductive red tape, using a House Financial Services Committee hearing to highlight regulations he feels are worsening the national housing shortage. The hearing focused heavily on interpretations of Build America, Buy America (BABA) requirements and their impacts on

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California tops list of riskiest housing markets

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Affordability remains one of the largest hurdles the housing market faces, and no state struggles more than California. A new report from Attom found 16 of the 50 highest risk markets — those more vulnerable to declines in home affordability, equity and other measures — were in California, followed by nine in New Jersey, four

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Economist says income growth will boost home affordability

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A new report expects housing affordability to notably improve by the end of next year with income growth outgaining the average increase in home prices.  First American’s September Real House Price Index anticipates that affordability will improve by 3% on a year-over-year basis by the end of 2026.  “Affordability remains challenging, but for the first

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