Analysis and Data

Inventory up 16%, new listings down 2.9%, and nearly 15% of pending sales fall through as elevated mortgage rates and regional disparities reshape buyer behavior

Higher rates, rising geopolitical conflict play a role; FHA refinances drive app activity

Today’s seniors making different choices about where and how they live, reports find

New report points to growing likelihood of price corrections ahead

Analysis shows nearly 15 million vacant homes nationwide — but what looks like oversupply may indicate something else

Despite legal shakeups, agent commissions rebound to pre-settlement levels — now averaging 5.44% nationwide

Adding to affordability problem, skilled labor shortage driving up costs, timelines of building new houses

Purchase, refinance activity dropped, but remain well above last year’s levels, MBA reports

Sales rose 3.5% in May as inventory hit a post-2020 high of 1.3 million listings, with sellers cutting prices on a record 26% of homes

From 2020 to 2023, monthly housing costs jumped 29% for outright owners and 16% for mortgage holders, as taxes, insurance, and utilities stretch budgets across the board