The Spring housing market is defying expectations that prices would cool and competition would ease. Higher mortgage rates usually cool both prices and demand, as they did last year, but that's not the case now. There are still too few homes for sale because current homeowners can't afford to...
Luxury vacation home co-ownership platform Pacaso is attempting to appeal to the masses, as it grows its business during a pricey and competitive phase of the housing market.The company, which launched in 2020 with multimillion-dollar homes listed for co-ownership, is now introducing thousands more listings with share prices starting...
A "Sale Pending" sign in front of a home in Pinole, California, US, on Tuesday, Dec. 26, 2023.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSales of existing homes surged 9.5% in February from January to 4.38 million units, on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to the National Association...
U.S. homebuilders are feeling more confident about their businesses than they have since last summer, as they see better demand despite stubbornly high mortgage rates.Homebuilder sentiment rose 3 points in March to 51 on the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. The reading gained for the...
Apartments are seen undergoing construction on February 28, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty ImagesThe apartment market is finally loosening up. At the same time, competition is heating up in some key markets.There is an enormous supply of new apartments coming online this year. And rents have fallen...
A real estate agent walks into a home for sale in Lancaster, Ohio.Ty Wright | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesSales of previously owned homes rose 3.1% in January to 4 million units on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales were down 1.7% year...
A "For Sale" sign outside a house in Albany, California, on May 31, 2022.David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesMortgage rates shot higher Friday after a monthly government report on wholesale prices showed inflation is still persistent and hotter than most analysts had expected.The average rate on the...
This photo taken on Aug. 22, 2023 shows an advertisement in front of a real estate for sales in Millbrae, California, the United States. The sales of previously owned homes in the United States dropped 2.2 percent in July from June to a seasonally adjusted, annualized rate of 4.07...
A sign stands outside an upscale home for sale in the Lake Pointe Subdivision of Austin, Texas.Ed Lallo | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesHome prices in November fell 0.2% from October, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller national home price index.While that may not seem like a lot, it is...
A delivery man delivers packages in a Los Angeles neighborhood on January 17, 2024. Frederic J. Brown | AFP | Getty ImagesSales of previously owned homes fell 1% in December compared with November to 3.78 million units on a seasonally adjusted annualized basis, according to the National Association of Realtors. Sales...