Redfin and Zillow reports highlight unusual market dynamics; homeowners seem undeterred by historic mortgage highs while buyers are urged to navigate with savvy.
High mortgage rates, limited housing options, and rising costs heighten anxieties, while perceptions of stress vary across generations and racial lines.
Housing analysts attribute low pending home sales to a variety of factors.
Median home values increase after period of decline in majority of zones targeted for economic redevelopment.
Redfin reports average salary needed is $64,500, but there may be no starter homes.
Issues guidance warning that steering shoppers for kickbacks or fees is against the law.
LendingTree survey finds one in five have issues with appraisals, though.
Redfin: Falling rates, signs that inflation is improving bringing buyers back to the market.
