Thursday, January 15, 2026

Housing Markets

August Data Show Continued Upward Push in Home Prices

According to a new report from Redfin, the national median home price rose 11% year over year to $328,400 in August - the largest...

Median Home Sale Price Continues Climbing

As of Sept. 6, the U.S. median home sale price had increased 13% year over year, to $319,178 - the highest on record, according...

Redfin: Housing Sales and Price Growth Continue Upward Trend

According to a new report from Redfin, the U.S. housing market during the four-week period ending August 23 was marked by strong sales and...

Share of Vacant Properties, Zombie Foreclosures Still High

ATTOM Data Solutions’ third-quarter 2020 Vacant Property and Zombie Foreclosure Report shows that 1.5 million residential properties in the U.S. are vacant, representing 1.6...

Pending Home Sales Levels Continue Three-Month Run-Up

Pending home sales in July achieved another month of positive contract activity, marking three consecutive months of growth, according to the National Association of...

New Home Sales Surged Again in July

New home sales in July surged to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 901,000, an increase of 13.9% compared with June and up 36.3%...

Despite COVID-19 Crisis, U.S. Home Prices Continued to Rise in June

U.S. home prices continued to rise in June, despite the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis. However, the pace of home price appreciation slowed significantly. According...

Existing-Home Sales Surged For Second Straight Month in July

After rising 20.7% in June compared with May, existing-home sales surged again in July, rising 24.7% compared with June to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate...

Housing Starts Jumped 22.6 Percent as Builders Responded to Low Rates, Limited Supply

Housing starts jumped in July, surging 22.6% compared with June to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.496 million, according to estimates from the...

Radian HPI: Home Prices Rose at a Slower Pace in July

According to new Radian Home Price Index (HPI) data, home prices nationally rose from June 2020 to July 2020 at an annualized rate of...

Home-Price Growth in Rural Areas Outstrips Urban, Suburban

According to a new report from Redfin, the median sale price for homes in rural areas nationwide increased 11.3% year over year in the...

Applications for New Home Purchases Continued to Rise in July

Applications for mortgages for new home purchases increased 1% in July compared with June and were up 39% compared with July 2019, according to...

Consumer Confidence in Housing Dipped in July Due to Rising COVID-19 Cases

Consumer confidence in the housing market dipped in July, due mainly to the rise of coronavirus infections in many parts of the country, including...

ATTOM: A Quarter of Mortgaged U.S. Homes Are Equity-Rich

ATTOM Data Solutions’ second-quarter 2020 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report shows that 15.2 million residential properties in the U.S. were considered equity-rich, meaning...

Welcome to the Spring Home-Buying Season

According to realtor.com's Weekly Recovery Report, the home-buying season's usual May peak has shifted to August, as buyers and sellers rebound from the spring's...

Median Home Sale Price Notches a Record

The median home sale price climbed 11% year over year for the week ending July 26 to a record-high $315,000, according to the latest...

Home Price Appreciation Slowed to a Trickle in May

U.S. home prices eked out an increase in May, rising just 0.1% on an adjusted basis compared with April, according to the S&P CoreLogic...

New Home Sales Continued to Rise in June

New home sales in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 776,000, an increase of 13.8% compared with 682,000 in May and...

Existing-Home Sales Rebounded in June, Rising 20% Compared with May

After decreasing for three consecutive months due to the COVID-19 crisis, existing-home sales rebounded in June, rising 20.7% compared with May to a seasonally-adjusted...

Zillow: Home-Sale Prices Likely to Again Accelerate

A new analysis from Zillow suggests that home prices are showing resilience against the coronavirus pandemic, with sale-price growth decreasing slightly but likely headed...