In recent years, renting has become increasingly expensive, particularly since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.…
Tag: Housing Inventory
What to expect from the 2025 housing market
Frankly, it feels like the housing market is contracting a bit now in November. After the…
Mortgage rates dodge a bullet — for now
Last week we were at risk of breaking a key level in the bond market, which…
Housing market pauses for election
There are 28% more homes on the market than a year ago. Inventory was still growing…
Housing inventory drops noticeably on election week
The seasonal housing inventory peaks and bottoms have happened later than usual in the past few…
As the lock-in effect eases, the market for new homes is shrinking
As high mortgage rates reshape the housing market, existing homes are making up a larger percentage…
Why home prices are holding steady despite higher rates
Home prices have remained firm over the last two months, even with higher mortgage rates and…
Housing inventory fell last week. Have sellers called it quits?
Since mid-2022 when mortgage rates headed higher, two facts have been apparent: new listings data has…
Why are home prices rising with higher mortgage rates?
Why are home prices still rising even as mortgage rates have gone higher? A number of…
Why housing demand is now showing year-over-year growth
We have had three weeks of positive year-over-year growth in both purchase application data and weekly…