Housing market splinters as inflation outpaces price growth

S&P Global, the Federal Housing Finance Agency and Redfin all released housing reports on Tuesday, revealing fracturing pricing trends and the market’s struggle to settle into a new normal. Continue reading

‘More persistent headwinds’ plague housing market as prices barely budge

The latest numbers from the Case-Shiller Index show weak price growth in September. One expert even warned of “outright decline” in some markets. Continue reading

‘Signs of deceleration’ bedevil US home prices

Home price growth continued to slow in August as buyers expressed trepidation over the economy, despite a healthy supply of inventory and lower mortgage rates, the FHFA and S&P Dow Jones Indices reported. Continue reading

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

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

Slowing price growth still doesn’t open doors for homebuyers

Home price growth slowed to the lowest level in two years in May. However, market pressures, primarily from elevated mortgage rates, mean buyers are still struggling to afford homes. Continue reading

Cost of insurance, property tax top triggers of mortgage delinquencies

Hidden costs of homeownership, like property taxes and homeowners insurance, were given a 37 percent risk factor for triggering mortgage delinquency by leaders in default servicing, according to a survey by Auction.com. Continue reading

US home prices tally biggest uptick of 2023 amid steep mortgage rates

The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller National Home Price Index posted a yearly increase of 4.8 percent during October, their fastest annual rate increase of 2023. Continue reading

West Coast hit hardest as US home prices cool for 7th-straight month

Nineteen cities out of 20 tracked by the S&P CoreLogic Case-Schiller Index posted monthly declines in January, with the biggest decreases seen in San Francisco, Seattle and San Diego. Continue reading