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President Trump argues for keeping home prices high, borrowing costs low

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The president argued that lowering home prices would cut into Americans’ wealth gains, and stressed that lowering interest rates would help homebuyers struggling with affordability. Continue reading →

Indianapolis crowned the most ‘buyer-friendly’ market in 2026

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The South, Midwest and Mid-Atlantic dominated Zillow’s buyer-friendly markets list, with homebuyers finding favorable pricing trends and greater negotiation leverage. Continue reading →

Homebuyers canceled deals at their highest rate ever in December

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Homebuyers in the U.S. canceled about 40,000 purchase agreements during the month of December — a record for any December dating back to at least 2017. Continue reading →

Buckle up, agents, because mortgage rates are near their lowest level in 3 years

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The average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hit 6.09 percent this week. The shift has brought average monthly housing payments down 6 percent compared to 2025. Continue reading →

Pending sales sink as buyers ‘wait and see’ for spring

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Pending home sales declined 9.3 percent month over month in December, as a dip in mortgage rates failed to outweigh consumers concerns about high home prices and the overall economy. Continue reading →

Sellers outnumber buyers as home prices barely inch up

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There were roughly 47 percent more homesellers than buyers in the market in December as home prices ticked up by just 2.2 percent year over year, according to new data from Redfin. Continue reading →

20 major metros primed for affordability this year

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Slowed home price growth, declining mortgage rates and rising incomes will contribute to the typical mortgage payment becoming affordable in 20 out of 50 of the country’s largest metro areas this year, the most since 2022. Continue reading →

How inflation is changing buyer behavior — and what agents can do 

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Help buyers understand the long-term impact of a real estate purchase instead of getting hung up on short-term market challenges, Luke Babich writes. Continue reading →

With mortgage rates down, home payments hit lowest level in 2 years

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The 4.7 percent annual drop in monthly payments has yet to bring buyers or sellers back to the market in a significant way, but this may largely be due to seasonality, economists say. Continue reading →