Jul 20, 2026 | Real Estate
Pending home sales retreated in June on both a monthly and annual basis, driven down by mortgage rates climbing to a 10-month high and home prices setting a new record. Contract signings plunged 5.4% compared to May and ticked down 0.3% from a year ago, according to...
Jul 20, 2026 | Real Estate
Two different reads on the housing market released Thursday point to the same problem, one that appears to be getting worse. Housing is just too expensive — to own and to build. Pending home sales in June, a measure of signed contracts on existing homes, fell 5.4%...
Jul 20, 2026 | Real Estate
About a third of all U.S. housing stock and nearly half the nation’s real estate wealth is held by baby boomers, a generation that is now approaching its sunset years and is expected to spark a "silver tsunami" once they downsize, sell, or leave their homes...
Jul 20, 2026 | Real Estate
Home For Sale Real Estate Sign and House. CHAMBERSBURG – It looks like the Baby Boomer generation isn’t downsizing. According to a story in the Wall Street Journal, Boomers are actually buying bigger homes in their golden years. And it looks like the reason isn’t...
Jul 20, 2026 | Real Estate
Originations Published July 17, 2026 6:00 AM | Updated July 17, 2026 6:02 AM 1 Min Read The top ten cities for first-time home buyers were in the south, sunbelt and pacific northwest, according to personnel finance company Wallethub. Eight of the the top 10 cities for...
Jul 13, 2026 | Real Estate
High mortgage rates coupled with record-high prices are causing homebuyers to pull back.Sales of previously owned homes in June dropped 2.4% from May to 4.09 million units on a seasonally adjusted, annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors....
Jul 13, 2026 | Real Estate
It's becoming more and more difficult for aspiring homeowners to break free from renting, but there are still a few states where buying a starter home isn't out of reach, a new report from LendingTree has found.A handful of Southern states offer the best...
Jul 13, 2026 | Real Estate
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Jul 13, 2026 | Real Estate
Bipartisan legislation intended to increase the U.S. housing supply and improve affordability is now law — but experts say homebuyers and sellers shouldn’t expect fast relief.The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act automatically became law on Saturday after President...
Jul 13, 2026 | Real Estate
As the national luxury market settles from its COVID-19 pandemic peak, more sellers are turning to auctions—offering an opening for the buyers who spent the boom getting outbid, priced out, or shut out of private deals.Platinum Luxury Auctions, a Miami-based firm...
Jul 6, 2026 | Real Estate
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Jul 6, 2026 | Real Estate
Redfin survey finds homeowners value the sense of belonging and community that comes with ownership, while buyers gain more negotiating power in today's marketWhile affordability challenges continue to shape today's housing market, a new Redfin survey...
Jul 6, 2026 | Real Estate
Home listing prices are declining at the fastest pace in at least nine years as sellers adjust to a slower market and look to attract buyers. The national median asking price fell 2.5% in June compared with a year ago, declining to $430,000 based on the latest data...
Jul 6, 2026 | Real Estate
Home prices just experienced their biggest year-over-year drop in almost a decade, according to new data from Realtor.com. The asking price of a new home in the U.S. has fallen consecutively for eight months, according to the new report on monthly housing trends. The...
Jul 6, 2026 | Real Estate
Jun 29, 2026 | Real Estate
Sales of new-construction homes plunged in May as prices edged up and buyers recoiled from mortgage rates stuck in the mid-6% range. Contract signings for newly built homes fell to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 580,000 in May, down 7.3% compared to April,...
Jun 29, 2026 | Real Estate
Investor activity in the housing market remained steady last year—but mom-and-pop investors are taking a larger slice of the pie, according to a new report. The share of home sales to investors ticked up slightly to 11.3% in 2025, up 0.3 percentage points compared to...
Jun 29, 2026 | Real Estate
Seller concession are at a record high this spring mostly because it’s a buyer’s market, according to a new report from Redfin. The online brokerage reported that home sellers gave concessions to buyers in 46.2% of U.S. home sales in May, up from 43.1% a year earlier...
Jun 29, 2026 | Real Estate
Zillow says the right paint color can help a home sell for thousands more. Its 2026 Paint Color Analysis found warm, nature-inspired tones appeal to buyers. More than 4,400 recent and prospective home buyers were surveyed across the U.S. The survey found Ochre yellow...
Jun 29, 2026 | Real Estate
For years, builders and developers have treated “sustainable” homes as someone else’s problem. Solar panels, batteries, double-glazed windows, correct insulation, good ventilation and better materials have been thought to be too expensive, too niche and too...
