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...
Consumers Had a Rosier View of the Housing Market in November
Consumer confidence in the housing market improved significantly in November, rising to a score of 75.0 on the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index.
In...
CoreLogic: Home Equity Gains Slowed in the Third Quarter
U.S. home equity continued to rise in the third quarter, increasing by $425 billion, or 2.5%, to a record $17.5 trillion, according to CoreLogic’s Homeowner...
Unemployment Rate Flat at 4.2 Percent as U.S. Economy Adds 227,000 Jobs in November
Roughly 227,000 jobs were added to the U.S. economy in November, above expectations, while the unemployment rate was flat at 4.2%, according to the...
WalletHub: Texas Has the Most People in Financial Distress
Texas, Louisiana, Nevada, Kentucky and Florida are the top five states where Americans are struggling the most with their debt, according to a WalletHub...
Home Price Appreciation Continued to Slow in October
U.S. home prices increased 0.2% in October compared with September and were up just 3.4% compared with October 2023, according to CoreLogic’s home price...
NAR: Pending Home Sales Increased for a Third Month in October
Pending home sales increased for a third straight month in October, rising 2% compared with September and 5.4% year-over-year, according to the National Association...
MBA: Homebuyer Affordability Continued to Decrease in October
Homebuyer affordability declined in October, as the national median mortgage payment applied for by purchase applicants increased to $2,127, up from $2,041 in September,...
Case-Shiller: Home Price Growth Continued to Slow in September
U.S. home prices continued to decelerate in September, falling to an annual gain of 3.9%, down from an annual gain of 4.3% in August,...
New Home Sales Plummeted in October
New home sales in October were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 610,000, a decrease of 17.3% compared with September and down 9.4%...
Housing Market Activity Will Pick Up in 2025, But it Will Be a Bumpy...
Zillow is predicting a more active housing market in 2025, but those hoping to buy — or even refinance — should buckle up for...
Trump Appoints Former Texas State Rep. Scott Turner as HUD Secretary
Former Texas state Rep. Scott Turner has been appointed by the incoming Trump administration to serve as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing...
Mortgage Originations Increased 1.9 Percent in Q3
Mortgage origination volume increased 1.9% during the third quarter, according to ATTOM’s U.S. Residential Property Mortgage Origination Report.
About 1.67 million residential mortgages were issued...
Existing-Home Sales See First Year-Over-Year Increase in More Than Three Years
After falling for three straight months, existing-home sales turned the corner and increased 3.4% in October compared with September, reaching a seasonally adjusted annual...
Applications for New Home Purchases Jumped 3 Percent in October
Applications for mortgages for new home purchases increased 3% in October compared with September and were up 8.2% compared with September 2023, according to...