The US is short 3.8M homes — Realtor.com wants to fix that

Despite builders’ best efforts, America’s 3.8 million housing gap won’t be closed until 2032, according to a new analysis. Realtor.com is aiming to expedite that timeline with a new zoning campaign. Continue reading

Florida housing market hits record inventory, Redfin says

Florida wrapped up the first month of the year with a record-breaking number of homes for sale, according to Redfin’s latest data analysis. At the end of January, there were 172,209 homes on the market, the most Florida has ever seen. That’s a 22.7 per… Continue reading

Existing-home sales dip in January but maintain annual growth

Existing-home sales dropped in January, as high mortgage rates and rising home prices continued to squeeze buyers, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Existing-home sales fell 4.9 percent in January to a seasonally adjusted rate of… Continue reading

This inventory data tells us what to expect in 2025: Economist

This week, Windermere Real Estate Principal Economist Jeff Tucker shares how inventory serves as a leading indicator for the 2025 market. Continue reading

Inventories on track to normalize in 40% of US markets this year

After growing by 22 percent last year, inventory is “a bright spot for a market that’s been dealing with deep deficits in recent years,” according to ICE Mortgage Monitor report for February. Continue reading

Existing-home sales surge to highest level in more than 3 years

Existing-home sales rose 6.1 percent annually in November while three out of four U.S. regions saw increases from 2023, according to new data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors. Continue reading

2023 fall outlook: A cooler season roiled by homebuyer-seller friction

Commissions will take a hit from the seasonal real estate transaction fall-off. But unlike last year, home price growth may gain steam, according to an Intel analysis of housing market projections. Continue reading

Redfin CEO: Adjustable-rate loans may push sellers off the sidelines

In an interview with CNBC on Wednesday, Redfin CEO Glenn Kelman laid out some of the variables that might begin to unlock home inventory in the years to come, including adjustable rate resets. Continue reading

Robert Reffkin: Sub-4% mortgages are ‘handcuffs’ for home inventory

In a Bloomberg Markets TV appearance, the top boss at Compass said homeowners are treating a 3 percent mortgage rate “as a financial asset” — at least for now. Continue reading