Aug 31, 2026 | Real Estate
The cost of key materials used for building homes has increased by 6.7% over the previous year, according to a new survey.Homebuilders who responded to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) survey for July 2026 reported steep...
Aug 31, 2026 | Real Estate
©sakchai vongsasiripat / Moment / Getty Images Mortgage rates haven’t moved much lately, but some would-be home buyers may be waiting on the sidelines based on misconceptions about mortgage rates, financing and what it really takes to buy a home. A newly released...
Aug 31, 2026 | Real Estate
Prices for newly built homes have hit their lowest level in five years, as homebuilders continue to grapple with weak buyer demand, newly released data shows.In July, the median sales price of new homes fell to $393,800, down 2.3% from the prior month and the lowest...
Aug 31, 2026 | Real Estate
New homes are now the cheapest they have been since the pandemic, as stubbornly low demand continues forcing homebuilders to offer hefty discounts in an attempt to encourage reluctant buyers to close a deal.Last month, the median sales price of a new home fell to...
Aug 31, 2026 | Real Estate
Prospective buyers depart an open house in Rancho Cucamonga, California, US, on Saturday, May 9, 2026. Kyle Grillot | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesAs the residential real estate market continues to lose steam, competition is weakening, and cash is no longer necessary to...
Aug 24, 2026 | Real Estate
1/1 Continue watchingafter the adVisit Advertiser websiteGO TO PAGE Gone are the days of the Lone Star State rush. Texas, a popular COVID-era landing pad for out-of-staters fleeing pandemic closures and restrictions, has seen its fortune turn on its head. Now, four...
Aug 24, 2026 | Real Estate
WASHINGTON (August 18, 2026) – Pending home sales in July decreased by 2.3% month-over-month and 2.2% year-over-year, according to the National Association of REALTORS® Pending Home Sales report. The report provides the real estate ecosystem—including agents,...
Aug 24, 2026 | Real Estate
The “dream home” has been a staple of real estate marketing for decades. But a new report from John Burns Research and Consulting suggests buyers may be getting tired of the phrase and the marketing approach behind it. JBREC surveyed more than 1,200 homeowners and...
Aug 24, 2026 | Real Estate
Fewer and fewer homebuyers are throwing cash on the table, but a new generation of tech-minted millionaires is bucking the trend.Cash sales overall are on the decline in the national housing market, according to the cash buyer report released by Realtor.com® on...
Aug 24, 2026 | Real Estate
Updated 11:07 AM PDT, August 20, 2026 The average long-term U.S. mortgage rate eased for the second week in a row, but remains elevated compared with this…Click here for the full article!
Aug 17, 2026 | Real Estate
HomePersonal FinanceReal EstateIn some Sun Belt areas, nearly 1 in 5 sellers are asking for less than what they paidUpdated Aug. 13, 2026, 3:23 p.m. ETThe Boston real-estate market has seen a surge in for-sale listings this August, and prices are up. In other markets,...
Aug 17, 2026 | Real Estate
Article SummaryThe piece contrasts AI listing help with professional representation that affects net proceeds through pricing, negotiations, buyer vetting, and closing risk management. It cites NAR 2025 research showing 91% of sellers used an agent and FSBO fell to...
Aug 17, 2026 | Real Estate
Updated: Aug 15, 2026 / 10:05 AM CDT (NewsNation) — Home sellers are facing the smallest pool of buyers in more than a decade. Redfin estimates there were about 967,000 buyers actively in the market in July — the fewest in any month going back to 2013. July’s active...
Aug 17, 2026 | Real Estate
It’s crickets out there for home sellers. The pool of active US homebuyers has dwindled so drastically due to affordability concerns pushing would-be house hunters onto the sidelines. The number of buyers in the market sunk to about 967,000 in July — the lowest level...
Aug 17, 2026 | Real Estate
The hottest place for U.S. home shoppers right now features modest detached homes on generous lots, suburban shopping and highway access to downtown Boston, just 20 miles away. Peabody, Massachusetts, was the most in-demand ZIP code for homebuyers in the first half of...
Aug 10, 2026 | Real Estate
Aug. 4, 2026 Image (c) ConsumerAffairs – In it's July Housing Market report, Realtor.com found a dip in the median home price, a positive sign for buyers.One in five listings had a price reduction in JulyThe national median home listing price fell 2.4% from...
Aug 10, 2026 | Real Estate
In these 5 U.S. cities, homes are sitting unsold for months at a time Grace Cary / Getty ImagesHomeowners planning to sell this year are running into a market that behaves nothing like it did three years ago. Active listings are piling up in many parts of the country,...
Aug 10, 2026 | Real Estate
Homes sold for less than their asking price in 38 of the 50 largest U.S. housing markets, according to the latest monthly Redfin data. For many buyers, that means more room to negotiate — if they can afford today’s record-high home prices.The biggest discounts were...
Aug 10, 2026 | Real Estate
The U.S. housing market is trending in two different directions as a new report from Zillow finds that while demand for luxury homes is surging, starter home sales are softening with growing inventory. Zillow's data defines starter homes as those in the 5th to...
Aug 10, 2026 | Real Estate
