Scott Olson/Getty Images Mortgage rates are still hovering around record lows, but that isn’t making buying a home cheaper for many people any longer. The… Read More »Mortgage Rates Remain Below 3%—but Rising Home Prices Are Threatening To Push Buyers Out of the Market
Nearly 55% of Redfin offers for homes faced bidding wars in August. Competition is still fierce in coastal California, and the market is also hot… Read More »More Than Half of Redfin Offers Faced Bidding Wars in August as the Housing Market’s Competitive Streak Continues
Meanwhile, San Francisco has experienced a flood of homes for sale as Americans flee dense, expensive cities. America’s housing shortage was intense before the coronavirus… Read More »America’s Housing Shortage Is Intensifying During the Pandemic—Especially in Relatively Affordable Places Like San Antonio and Baltimore
Historically low rates are motivating homebuyers even though prices were up 8.2% year over year in July, effectively cancelling out the 6.9% increase in purchasing… Read More »Homebuyers on a $2,500 Monthly Budget Can Afford $33,000 More With Low Mortgage Rates, But Higher Home Prices Cancel Out Increase
kzenon/Getty Images In January, Rita Slavin‘s daughter signed an ironclad lease on an apartment near the University of California, Davis, to secure housing for her… Read More »Rental Crisis Hits College Towns Thanks To COVID-19
realtor.com A lavish lakefront estate recently claimed the title of New Hampshire’s most expensive home. Listed last week for an even $10 million, the mansion… Read More »$10M Lakefront Escape Is New Hampshire’s Most Expensive Home
Mohammed Haneefa Nizamudeen/Getty Images As renters have begun emptying out of the nation’s most expensive cities due to the one-two punch of the coronavirus pandemic… Read More »Monthly Rental Prices Nosedive in New York and San Francisco: How Low Can They Go?
realtor.com, Rick Scuteri/Getty Images Former NFL quarterback Christian Ponder and his wife, ESPN broadcaster Samantha Ponder, are leaving their Phoenix home. They’re ready to pass the… Read More »Christian and Samantha Ponder Look To Sell Phoenix Home for $3.9M
You’ve been house hunting for weeks, possibly months, and now you’ve finally found a beautiful home that would be just perfect for your family. Already… Read More »11 Tips to Win a Bidding War on a House
Key takeaways for the 4-week period ending August 23: New listings of homes for sale were up 4% from a year ago—the largest increase since… Read More »Seemingly Invincible, the Housing Market Posts More Strong Gains—Pending Sales Up 20%, Prices up 11%