Tagged: Housing Market

New Realtor.com analysis finds that moving would still increase the typical homeowner's mortgage payment by nearly 62%

Pending sales fall 16.4% from a year ago despite lower home prices and mortgage payments, as sellers retreat from a weakening market

September's $53 increase ended three months of payment relief, with affordability deteriorating in 39 states

ICE and Auction.com data reveal a growing concentration of recent mortgage vintages in foreclosure activity, with government-backed borrowers facing additional equity pressures

With 30-year rates above 7% and nearly half of outstanding loans below 4%, originators face a stubborn obstacle to rebuilding repeat-buyer pipelines

Smaller investors accounted for 66.2% of investor purchases in the first half of 2026 and relied on cash much less often than mega-investors

Realtor.com finds 66 of 99 metros favor buyers or are moving that way, while rising financing costs have cut borrowing capacity 7.2% since late August for a fixed monthly payment

Sellers are cutting asking prices, but near-record monthly payments continue to squeeze buyers and limit purchase demand

Redfin reports a record seller surplus and the highest contract cancellation share since early 2020, leaving loan officers with fewer purchase opportunities despite buyers’ growing negotiating power

Thirty-one of the 100 largest markets posted three-month price declines in August, even as national prices remained above year-earlier levels