Higher Mortgage Rates Were Supposed to Cool Home Prices. How ‘Rate Lock-In Effect’ Got in the Way
When the Federal Reserve began aggressively raising interest rates in 2022, many analysts expected home prices to fall. But they ...
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Existing-Home Sales See Spark in ‘Potential’ Pre-Spring Buying Preview
Ahead of the much-awaited spring season, existing-home sales have seen a modest improvement that has been characterized as a “potential” ...
NAR’s Latest Affordability Index Update Shows Continued Signs of Cautious Optimism
Recent months have seen reason for buyer optimism in the housing market, especially due to falling mortgage rates. The National ...
Home-Price Growth Decelerating Into 2026, With Regional Trends Mixed: Report
Home-price growth continued to slow in 2026, according to the latest Cotality data, pointing to the oh-so awaited beginnings of ...
Rising Construction Costs Indicate Long Road Back to Affordability
As inflation and economic challenges continue to put pressure on the housing construction industry, rising construction costs may point to ...
Relocating Buyers Continue to Dominate Home Shopping: Report
As the housing market has seen vast shifts since the pandemic, so has the types of people looking to buy ...
Construction Struggling to Meet Demand as the Housing Supply Gap Widens
Housing construction has faced a plethora of challenges in recent years, as the country falls further behind in the number ...
Have Market Challenges Permanently Changed the Balance in Housing?
As housing experienced some unprecedented levels of affordability and other challenges in recent years, some of the rules of buying ...
Home Prices See Weakest Full-Year Gain In Over a Decade
Home price growth continues to decelerate as some market stabilization occurs ahead of the spring buying season, according to the ...
New-Home Sales Bloom in Winter as Buyers Sniff Out Affordability
New-home sales picked up sharply in November and December, according to the latest release from the U.S. Census Bureau, in ...
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