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
Aug 3, 2026 | Real Estate
Jay Washington, 38, stands for a portrait at his residence in Athens, Ga., earlier this month. Washington would like to own a home, but after a cycle of underemployment, he's not sure whether he'll ever be able to. Alyssa Pointer for NPR hide caption...
Aug 3, 2026 | Real Estate
Recording devices in use during home showings is a common occurrence in today’s home-selling environment, and according to new research from LendingTree, it may be adding more stress to the buying process. LendingTree said it surveyed 2,000 U.S. consumers. According...
Aug 3, 2026 | Real Estate
New home sales have plunged to their weakest year-to-date pace in nearly a decade, according to the latest Census Bureau data, as dwindling housing demand fails to unblock a growing inventory glut despite longstanding shortages in parts of the country.Sales of new...
Aug 3, 2026 | Real Estate
Illustration by Lanette Behiry/Adobe StockThe highest mortgage rates of the year are hitting at a time when home sales are already starting their seasonal slowdown, further suppressing activity.Key points:The 30-year mortgage rate averaged 6.66% this week, marking a...
Aug 3, 2026 | Real Estate
In the U.S., 20 million single women own homes, almost three million more than single men. Economics correspondent Paul Solman explores why women are deciding to buy and the unexpected fallout some face.Notice: Transcripts are machine and human generated and lightly...
Aug 3, 2026 | Real Estate
© ridvan_celik / E+ / Getty Images After rebounding last year for the first time since 2017, foreign purchases of U.S. homes lost momentum over the last year, reflecting a broader housing market slowed by high home prices, limited inventory and elevated borrowing...
Jul 27, 2026 | Real Estate
New Home Sales Regain Some Lost Ground New home sales rebounded modestly in June, recovering some of the previous month's decline, though activity remained below year-ago levels as elevated mortgage rates and affordability challenges continued to weigh on demand....
Jul 27, 2026 | Real Estate
Buying a brand-new home with modern finishes, new appliances, a builder warranty and perhaps a community pool doesn’t sound like the most affordable way to become a homeowner.But in many housing markets, the median newly built home now costs less than the median...
Jul 27, 2026 | Real Estate
Buying a home typically generates a wave of consumer spending beyond the purchase of the home itself. Following a home purchase, households often buy appliances and furnishings and undertake remodeling and repair projects to make the home fit their needs and...
Jul 27, 2026 | Real Estate
A version of this article first appeared in the CNBC Property Play newsletter with Diana Olick. Property Play covers new and evolving opportunities for the real estate investor, from individuals to venture capitalists, private equity funds, family offices,...
Jul 27, 2026 | Real Estate
Paint is one of the easiest ways to transform a bathroom. But if you're planning to sell your home, you may want to be especially careful about the color you choose.A Zillow study found that buyers could be willing to pay thousands of dollars less for homes with...
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...
Jul 20, 2026 | Real Estate
t 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 just to have enough room for their stuff. It turns out a lot...
Jul 20, 2026 | Real Estate
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 first-time buyers were in Florida and Arizona, with some repeats from last year’s...
