What the NAR Commissions Settlement Means for Home Builders
The legal settlement will improve transparency during the home sales process, mitigate predatory practices, and help preserve profitability for home builders
Mortgage Rates Are Up but New-Home Sales Still Solid in March
Lack of existing home inventory drove a rise in new-home sales, despite higher interest rates in March
Mention of Eco-Friendly Home Features Is on the Rise in Sales Listings
Home listing descriptions using eco-friendly terms have been rising over the past five years in line with growing consumer interest in the environment and energy efficiency
New-Home Sales and Navigating the 3 D’s: Death, Divorce, and Downsizing
Here’s how home sales experts manage challenging lifestyle changes with and for their buyers
Even With Inflation Running Hot and Elevated Mortgage Rates, Buyer Demand Rises
Mortgage rates will likely stay high for the next few months, but that doesn't seem to be deterring homebuyers
A Look at Homeownership Rates Across the Nation
Data for homeownership rates in the 100 largest US cities show Port St. Lucie, Fla., in the top spot, while West Virginia is the state with the most homeowners
Affordability
A Housing Correction Is Losing Steam—Here’s Where Experts Say Home Prices Could Go From Here
After falling in the majority of the nation's largest housing markets during the second half of 2022, home prices rebound ahead of a busier spring season
Demographics
Why Some Americans Are Waiting Until After Retirement to Buy Their First Homes
First-time homebuyers in America have never been older. That's due, in large part, to a widening affordability crisis hurting aging, low-income renters
Affordability
Arizona Housing Fund Raises $1.3M for New Affordable Housing Development
Thousands of small donations from Arizona buyers and sellers have amounted to more than $1.3 million raised for the development of affordable housing units across the state
Market Data + Trends
Homebuyer Desperation Is Leading to a Rise in Real Estate Fraud
Real estate scammers are targeting budget-conscious buyers and wreaking havoc on the for-sale market, and experts say the situation could get worse as market dynamics continue to shift
Demographics
In a Volatile Market, Baby Boomers Are Coming Out on Top
The share of baby boomers closing on home purchases is rising, likely because a growing number of millennials and first-time buyers are being forced out of the for-sale market by sky high prices
Housing Markets
These Pandemic Boomtowns Are Cooling Down in 2023
Homebuying hotspots like Austin and Seattle are seeing slower sales and lower home prices as prospective buyers confront a series of new obstacles
Affordability
These Are the Housing Markets Seeing the Most—and Least—Price Reductions
Homebuyers daunted by rising home prices and borrowing costs are pulling out of the for-sale market. To bring them back, sellers are being forced to make concessions
New-Construction Projects
Which Markets Are Seeing the Most New-Home Construction?
While the rest of the U.S is grappling with a dearth of new housing, these fast-growing markets are seeing an uptick in new-construction projects
Demographics
Single Women Continue to Outpace Men in the Race to Homeownership
Single women are dominating residential real estate despite a series of financial hurdles to homeownership
Affordability
How Many Households Are Priced Out by Rising Mortgage Rates?
Soaring interest rates are pricing a growing number of Americans out of the new-home market, and that share is expected to keep rising as the Fed sends borrowing costs even higher
