A Redfin-commissioned survey finds single Americans are significantly more likely than married couples to struggle with housing costs, underscoring the financial strain of relying on a single income in today’s high-priced market
Homebuyers still need to earn about $35,000 more than renters to afford a median-priced home, but easing mortgage rates, slower price growth and rising wages have narrowed the affordability gap to its smallest level in three years
Zonda data shows new-home lot supply easing to “slightly undersupplied,” as builders pull back on starts, with gains across most major markets despite persistent regional tightness and pockets of oversupply
ATTOM data shows Opportunity Zones posted home price gains in line with the broader housing market in Q4 2025, with strong appreciation occurring alongside continued affordability relative to national medians
Despite elevated rates keeping current homeowners in place, life events like job changes and family transitions — combined with 47 million millennials still renting — will gradually bring buyers and sellers back to the housing market
High mortgage rates remain the top concern for home builders in 2026, with buyer hesitancy, lot constraints, and economic uncertainty expected to persist despite modest improvement from recent peak levels
A new poll finds that nearly all prospective homebuyers will not purchase unless mortgage rates fall below 6%, but most lack understanding of how rates are set and where they're actually headed in 2026
Ultra-luxury home sales surged in 2025 and expanded into new markets, while prices in the broader luxury segment outpaced the rest of the housing market amid tight inventory and sustained wealth-driven demand
January’s delayed and frequently revised economic data paints a mixed picture: solid GDP growth and easing housing prices alongside stubborn inflation, softening labor trends, volatile rates, and sharply weakening consumer confidence
A new Redfin report finds Black Gen Zers and millennials are half as likely as their white peers to own homes, as wage, wealth, credit, and systemic barriers continue to widen the racial homeownership gap among younger Americans