US pending home sales jumped in March, beating expectations by a mile

Despite the March gain, pending home sales are still “in a fairly narrow range over the last 12 months without a measurable breakout,” NAR’s chief economist, Lawrence Yun, said in a release. Read More

US new home sales rebound; house price decline slowing

Sales of new U.S. single-family homes rebounded in March from February's downwardly revised level, drawing support from a persistent shortage of previously owned houses on the market, but momentum ... Read More

Atlanta pending home sales decline as spring housing market kicks off

Pending home sales have decreased substantially in metro Atlanta, a bleak statistic for the local housing market during what is supposed to be one of the best weeks of the year to sell. Metro Atlanta ... Read More

Pending Home Sales Ascended 3.4% in March

Pending home sales increased 3.4% in March. Month over month, contract signings rose in the Northeast, South and West but dropped in the Midwest. Compared to one year ago, pending home sales declined ... Read More

New-Home Sales Surge as Buyers Seek Options in Tight Housing Market

The surge in new-home sales comes after the National Association of Realtors® last week reported that sales of previously owned homes slumped in March. Total existing-home sales dropped 4.3% from ... Read More

New-Home Construction in March Plunges Unexpectedly in Troubling Sign for Homebuyers

The post New-Home Construction in March Plunges Unexpectedly in Troubling Sign for Homebuyers appeared first on Real Estate News & Insights | realtor.com®. San Francisco Bay Area real estate is among ... Read More

That Global Housing Market Crash? You Might Be Out of Dodge

A fter several consecutive months of tumbling home prices that, in the most overpriced metros in the country, raised concerns over the potential of a crash, the U.S. housing market is finally finding ... Read More

Houston's housing market sees first sales decline of 2024 as spring homebuying season begins

Houston's housing market wasn't able to keep pace with last year's sales as the typically busy spring homebuying season kicked off last month. Read More

U.S. New Home Sales Surge in March Despite Elevated Mortgage Rates, Outpacing Expectations

According to government figures released Tuesday, new home sales, which account for about 14% of the U.S. home sales market, jumped 8.8% last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 693,000, the ... Read More

Should You Wait for Mortgage Rates to Fall to Buy a House?

Buying a home when mortgage rates are high can drive up your monthly payments, but waiting for rates to fall before buying a home comes with its downsides, too. Read More

Commercial real estate foreclosures jumped 117% in March as trouble looms

A new report from ATTOM shows there were 625 U.S. commercial real estate foreclosures in March, a stunning 117% increase from the same time last year. Read More

What an Average Home Cost in the Year You Were Born

To get a feel for the background environment of long-term housing trends in the United States ... home sale price (in year sold): $228,700 Average home sale price (in 2024): $399,498 The stock market ... Read More