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US Home Listing Prices See Steep Drop in May: Report

New listings also hit their highest May level since 2022, according to Realtor.com.

June 3, 2026BY Mary Prenon

Berkshire Hathaway Acquires Arizona Homebuilder in $6.8 Billion Deal

It marks Berkshire’s first major purchase under new CEO Greg Abel.

June 1, 2026BY Rob Sabo

Investor Home Purchases Drop to Lowest Level in 6 Years: Report

Growth in median capital gains for investor-sold homes also slowed significantly, according to Redfin.

May 29, 2026BY Mary Prenon

Nearly 40 Percent of Apartment Rentals Offer Concessions This Spring: Report

'Renters are in a position to push for a better deal, and property managers are ready to give ...

May 27, 2026BY Rob Sabo

US Homebuying Income Threshold Falls for Seventh Straight Month: Report

Home price gains continued to slow in the first quarter.

May 26, 2026BY Mary Prenon

With Commercial Real Estate Still Challenging, Lenders Offload Troubled Loans at a Loss

Many lenders don’t want to foreclose because they don’t want to become landlords, according to a corporate real ...

May 23, 2026BY Mary Prenon

Zombie Home Foreclosure Numbers Increase in 38 US States

Georgia had the largest quarterly increase in such properties, followed by North Carolina and Indiana.

May 22, 2026BY Naveen Athrappully

Home Purchase Cancellations Fall in April as Contract Signings Hit 4-Year High

Redfin attributes the dip to buyers and sellers gaining a better sense of current market conditions.

May 21, 2026BY Mary Prenon

Most Affordable US Cities: Cooling Hot Markets Meet Cities Striving for Revival

Flint, Michigan, was named as the top affordable city.

May 21, 2026BY Mary Prenon

US Pending Home Sales Rise for 3rd Straight Month in April: NAR

The National Association of Realtors said buyers are entering the market with 'cautious optimism' amid economic uncertainty and ...

May 19, 2026BY Mary Prenon

DIY Homeowners Spur Springtime Sales at Home Depot

The company's net earnings fell by 4.2 percent year over year.

May 19, 2026BY Rob Sabo

Builder Sentiment Ticks Up in May, but Affordability Still Weighs on Sales

Nearly one-third of homebuilders in the United States slashed prices in May, according to the National Association of ...

May 18, 2026BY Rob Sabo

Home Prices Register Biggest Annual Increase in More Than a Year: Report

More sellers are entering the market, with active sales listings hitting the highest level since March 2020.

May 14, 2026BY Naveen Athrappully

Buyers and Sellers Both Come Off the Sidelines in April, Report Says

Redfin still characterizes the current market as a buyer’s market, but no longer a ‘strengthening’ buyer’s market.

May 14, 2026BY Mary Prenon

US Rents Fall for 33rd Straight Month as Multifamily Construction Surges

More than three-fourths of the top 50 metro areas recorded annual declines in rents, according to Realtor.com.

May 13, 2026BY Mary Prenon

Dream Finders Proposes $704 Million All-Cash Offer for Beazer Homes

The proposed merger would create the nation’s seventh-largest homebuilder.

May 11, 2026BY Rob Sabo

US Existing Home Sales Flat in April: NAR

Sales rebounded to a 0.2 percent increase in April from a 3.6 percent decline in March, but showed ...

May 11, 2026BY Mary Prenon

Less Than 11 Percent of New Construction Is in Urban Areas, Report Finds

The report shows that nearly 80 percent of new homes for sale are located in suburban areas, compared ...

May 9, 2026BY Mary Prenon

US Pending Home Sales Hit Nearly 4-Year High

Housing costs have come down over the past year amid a decline in mortgage rates, attracting buyers to ...

May 9, 2026BY Naveen Athrappully

Multi-Generational Households on the Rise, With California Leading the Way, Report Finds

Realtor.com attributes rising demand for such homes to higher housing and child care costs, cultural traditions, and more ...

May 5, 2026BY Mary Prenon

New Homebuyers in Some Cities Face Double the Property Taxes of Their Neighbors

The longer a homeowner remains in the house and the faster the home values rise, the wider the ...

May 2, 2026BY Mary Prenon

US Mortgage Debt Hits $13.2 Trillion, Average Household Owes Nearly $109,000

Mortgage debt has been on an upward trend over the past few years, WalletHub said.

April 30, 2026BY Mary Prenon

US Single-Family Housing Starts Reach 13-Month High in March

Building permits for privately owned housing units dropped by 10.8 percent from February.

April 30, 2026BY Mary Prenon

HUD Rescinds Housing Policy, Shaving $20,000 Off Home Construction Costs

The policy made new home construction ineligible for USDA or FHA-backed mortgages unless it complied with ‘burdensome’ energy ...

April 29, 2026BY Naveen Athrappully

Home Prices Fall in More Than Half of Major Metro Markets: Case-Shiller

The national housing price index rose 0.7 percent year over year in February.

April 28, 2026BY Mary Prenon

US Homebuilders Lean on Incentives to Unload Homes in Challenging Market

D.R. Horton expects its incentive levels to remain elevated and increase further.

April 27, 2026BY Panos Mourdoukoutas

New Listings Tick Up 3 Percent as Mortgage Rates Continue to Slide

The 30-year fixed mortgage rate has dipped to 6.23 percent, according to Freddie Mac.

April 24, 2026BY Rob Sabo