Friday, January 16, 2026

Housing Markets

Home Affordability Improved in 60% of U.S. Markets in Q3

U.S. home affordability improved overall during the third quarter compared with the fourth quarter but was worse off than it was in the third...

CoreLogic: 34% of Housing Stock in Major U.S. Cities is Now ‘Overvalued’

U.S. home prices continued their upward march in August, rising 0.9% compared with July and 6.9% compared with August 2016, according to CoreLogic’s home...

NAR: Housing Market ‘Stalled’ Due to Dearth of Inventory, Recent Storms

Pending home sales fell for fifth time in six months in August.

Case-Shiller: Home Prices Jumped Again in July

U.S. home prices increased yet again in July, rising 0.5%, after seasonal adjustment, compared with June and increasing 5.9% compared with July 2016, according...

New Home Sales Slid 3.4% in August; Impact of Harvey, Irma Still TBD

New home sales were at an annual rate of about 560,000 as of the end of August, a decrease of 3.4% compared with about...

Black Knight: Home Prices Jumped Again in July, But Rate of Increase is Slowing

U.S. home prices increased 0.5% in July compared with June and were up 6.2% compared with July 2016, according to Black Knight’s home price...

CoreLogic: Borrowers Saw Home Equity Increase 10.6% on Average During Past Year

Mortgage borrowers in the U.S. saw the equity in their homes increase by a total of $766 billion in the second quarter - an...

Black Knight: Harvey Caused Slight Jump in Mortgage Delinquencies in August

More than 6,700 new 30-day delinquencies can be attributed to the storm, mortgage software, data and analytics firm says.

Pending Homes Sales Remain Sluggish

Pending homes sales fell in July for the fourth time in five months, as only the West saw an increase in contract activity, according...

First-Time Home Purchases at Highest Mark in Almost 20 Years

During the second quarter, first-timers accounted for 57% of all purchase mortgages originated.

S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index at All-Time High

S&P Dow Jones Indices has released the latest results for the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Indices, which shows that in June 2017, home prices continued...

Lack of Housing Supply Still Creating Downward Pressure

First American’s proprietary Potential Home Sales model for the month of July 2017 shows that a lack of supply “continues to be the main...

Many Metros’ Home Values Surpassing Bubble-Era Peaks

Home values are setting new records in about half of the country's largest metros, and the national median home value is now $4,100 more...

‘Pre-Mover’ Interest Is Strong in Affordable Areas

ATTOM Data Solutions’ Q2 2017 Pre-Mover Housing Index shows that the markets with the highest pre-mover indices during the second quarter - predictive of...

Existing-Home Sales Down 1.3 Percent in July

Listings in July typically went under contract in under 30 days for the fourth consecutive month because of high buyer demand, but existing-home sales...

Housing Market in California Slowing Down for Fall

California pending home sales trended lower in July versus June and year over year, according to recent data assembled by the California Association of...

Number of Equity-Rich Properties Continues to Grow

ATTOM Data Solutions’ Q2 2017 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report shows that at the end of the second quarter of 2017, there were...

NAR: Housing Supply at ‘Pitiful Levels’

According to the latest quarterly report from the National Association of Realtors, the national median existing single-family home price in the second quarter was...