Consumer Confidence in the Housing Market Dropped in December
Consumer confidence in the housing market waned in December, causing Fannie Mae’s Home Purchase Sentiment Index (HPSI) to drop 1.9 points compared with November...
CoreLogic: Home Price Growth Has Slowed During the Past Year
U.S. home prices increased 0.6% in November compared with October and were up 3.4% compared with November 2023, according to CoreLogic’s home price index....
FHFA: U.S. Home Prices Continued to Rise in October, But More Slowly
U.S. home prices increased 0.4% in October compared with September and were up 4.5% compared with October 2023, according to the Federal Housing Finance...
Case-Shiller: Home Price Appreciation Slowed in October
U.S. home prices increased 0.3% on an adjusted basis in October compared with September and were up 3.6% compared with October 2023, according to...
NAR: Pending Home Sales Rose 2.2 Percent in November
Pending home sales increased 2.2% in November compared with October and were up 6.9% compared with November 2023, according to the National Association of...
Zonda: The Election, Builder Incentives Helped Boost New Home Sales in November
New home sales spiked following the November election, according to a report from housing market advisory firm Zonda.
In the report, 10% of builders said...
First American: Home Price Appreciation Flattened in November
U.S. home prices decreased 0.1% in November compared with October, signaling that home price growth may have fully flattened since the first time since...
ATTOM: Homeownership Was Less Affordable in the Fourth Quarter
Home affordability worsened in the fourth quarter, as home prices were higher on average compared with the third quarter, according to ATTOM’s latest U.S....
ATTOM: Home Flipping Was Less Profitable in the Third Quarter
About one in every 14 home sales, or 7.2% of home sales nationwide, were “flips” during the third quarter, according to ATTOM.
That’s down from...
New Home Sales Jumped 5.9 Percent in November as Rates Decreased
New home sales jumped 5.9% in November compared with December to reach an annual rate of 664,000, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and...
MBA: Homebuyer Affordability Decreased in November Due to Higher Mortgage Rates
Homebuyer affordability decreased in November compared with October, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association's (MBA) Purchase Applications Payment Index (PAPI), which measures how new...
Existing-Home Sales Jumped in November
Existing-home sales increased 4.8% in November compared with October and were up 6.1% compared with November 2023, according to the National Association of Realtors...
Housing Starts Dropped in November But Permits Were Up
Housing starts decreased 1.8% in November compared with October to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.289 million, according to estimates from the U.S....
NAHB: Home Builder Sentiment Low in December But There is Some Optimism
Home builder sentiment was neither up nor down in December, remaining basically flat compared with November, at a score of 46 on the National...
Zillow Lists the Most Popular Cities of 2024
Manchester, New Hampshire is Zillow's most popular city of 2024.
The largest city in the state, Manchester has seen growing interest among home shoppers, Zillow...
Fannie Mae: Housing Market in 2025 ‘Will Look a Lot Like 2024’
With mortgage rates forecast to remain above 6%, inventory expected to remain tight, and home prices predicted to stabilize at their current highs, its...
‘Silver Tsunami’ May Not Boost Housing Market as Much as Some Expect
As Baby Boomers age out of their homes, will it help create enough inventory to boost the housing market?
As per a recent report from...
NAR Unveils 10 Top Housing Hot Spots for 2025
The National Association of Realtors (NAR) has unveiled its 10 Top Housing Hot Spots for 2025, which uses economic, demographic and housing factors to...
Realtor.com Reveals its Top Housing Markets for 2025
Colorado Springs, Colo., is Realtor.com’s Top Housing Market for 2025, a list of the top 100 housing markets that are forecast to see increased...
Purchase Applications, Listings, Contracts Increased After the Election
Mortgage purchase applications increased 17% month over month in November to their highest level since late January, according to Redfin.
In addition, U.S. home listings...