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48% of Americans blame investors for ‘unreasonable’ housing costs

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A staggering 93 percent of Americans believe housing costs are “unreasonable,” according to Searchlight Institute’s latest affordability survey. Continue reading →

Price growth continues to slow, but economists say that may be good news for the market

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The housing market is moving deeper into a rut, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller July index. National home prices grew at one of the slowest rates in a decade, only tallying a 1.7 percent year-over-year growth. The 20-City and 10-City Co… Continue reading →

Pending home sales jumped 4% in August in positive market signal

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NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun said lowering mortgage rates were leading to more buyers coming to market, but Bright MLS Chief Economist Dr. Lisa Sturtevant said hopes for a fall market rebound should stay tempered. Continue reading →

What is the Federal Reserve, and how does it impact real estate?

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Improve your understanding of how broad economic factors impact the housing market with this Fed explainer from Jonathan Pressman. Continue reading →

Does this new housing data foreshadow a recession?

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New home starts fell 8.5 percent from July to August as builders continued to react to the negative economic outlook, according to data from the U.S. Census Bureau. Continue reading →

Trump tariff policy has soured Canadian interest in US properties

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Canadians are losing interest in U.S. real estate, according to Redfin’s latest market report. The share of Canadians searching for U.S. properties declined 19.5 percent year over year in August, extending a six-month trend that started when President … Continue reading →

Hot and cheap: 7 places buyers can still find a home for under $300K

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The Upper Midwest is an affordability hotspot, according to Realtor.com’s latest market report, which revealed the seven markets where median listing prices are below $300,000. Continue reading →

Homeowners are cracking under the pressure of increased costs

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Median monthly homeownership costs have risen 26 percent from 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau’s latest American Community Survey data. released on Thursday. Continue reading →

These 10 real estate markets have lost $233B in value since 2024

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Home values still remain far above what they were before the pandemic sent home prices soaring across the U.S. Continue reading →

LoanDepot shares surge on bullish call by Citron Research

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Andrew Left’s controversial research firm has a thesis: Trump will win the “war on housing,” and that loanDepot’s mortgage servicing business is undervalued. Continue reading →