Housing

The 30-year fixed mortgage rose to 6.49% this week as Freddie Mac's Sam Khater says housing affordability continues to improve for homebuyers.

New data shows 44 San Francisco homes sold over $1 million above asking price in June as the AI boom fuels fierce luxury market bidding wars.

Monthly mortgage payments are projected to decline 1.9% as home price growth slows below inflation, giving buyers more negotiating power in 2026.

Midwesterners are driving 12.4% population growth in Sarasota County as remote work and retirement fuel the Florida Gulf Coast housing market.

A Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas working paper links the 2021-2024 illegal immigration surge to a 2.2% rise in home prices and 1.4% jump in rents.

VA loans are gaining ground as housing costs rise, but many veterans and service members still don’t fully understand the homebuying benefit.

A Federal Reserve working paper finds unauthorized immigration during the Biden administration drove up home prices by 2.2% and rents by 1.4%.

Home listing prices fell 2.5% in June, the deepest annual decline in at least nine years, as sellers adjust asking prices to attract buyers.

A rare eight-sided Virginia mansion built in 1870 is listed for $295,000, offering six bedrooms, about 5,000 square feet and a spooky reputation.

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani hailed the New York City Rent Guidelines Board's move to freeze the rent on rent stabilized apartments.

Morgan Stanley report says U.S. housing affordability is unlikely to return to pre-2022 levels as the market adjusts to higher costs and tighter supply.

Harvard housing report finds U.S. home sales near lowest level in three decades as high costs and economic uncertainty suppress demand across the market.

One in three adults under 35 lived with a parent in 2025 as housing costs surge, with median home prices up 34.4% since 2019, according to new data.

A fresh coat of paint could help homeowners boost their sale price, with Zillow finding that chocolate brown bedrooms may add more than $2,000 to a home’s offer.

NAR chief economist Lawrence Yun projects the national median home price will reach $1 million by 2050, as millennials approach traditional retirement age.

Indiana tops Realtor.com's 2026 housing report card with strong affordability and homebuilding, while Midwest and South outperform the Northeast.

Mortgage rates ticked higher this week, with Freddie Mac reporting the average 30-year fixed loan rose to 6.52% as homebuyers continued to enter the market.

Zillow's new report ranks the hottest U.S. rental markets for summer, with the Northeast and California dominating due to tight housing supply.

New Reagan Institute survey finds 65% of voters are optimistic about American innovation while 81% agree government is the problem, not the solution.

Five housing markets led the nation in price cuts in April 2025, with some seeing reductions on nearly one-third of listings amid weak buyer demand.