3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (108+ words) Join our mailing list to receive the latest data and research. Existing home sales slipped from a year ago in August (-1.2%) and dropped 2.0% from their… Get the latest U.S. housing market trends, including inventory shifts, listing activity, prices, and buyer-seller…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (139+ words) The August median home sales price rose 1.6% from the prior year to $429,100 despite slipping lower from July, as is common seasonally. The typical U.S. asking price has been softer in 2026 according to Realtor.com data, but the pace of declines slowed…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (548+ words) Mortgage rates climbed to a 15-month high this week, moving in tandem with surging Treasury yields driven upward by spiking inflation expectations. The average rate on 30-year fixed home loans jumped to 6.76% for the week ending Sept. 10, up 5 basis points…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (415+ words) Mortgage applications dipped this past week as rising interest rates and persistent market pressures kept some buyers out of the market and pushed others toward riskier loan structures. For the week ending Sept. 4, the Mortgage Bankers Association's Market Composite Index…...

1+ week, 5+ hour ago   (599+ words) Last week, mortgage rates spiked to their highest level in over a year. Fresh conflict in the Middle East sparked renewed inflation worries, triggering a massive sell-off in global bond markets and pushing borrowing costs up. According to Freddie Mac,…...

1+ week, 6+ hour ago   (205+ words) A lighter economic calendar this week still yields crucial insights for the housing market, led by key property reports and vital inflation data. On Tuesday, Realtor.com® senior economist Hannah Jones releases the August Hottest Markets report, tracking where homebuyer…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (289+ words) Listings with price cuts Buyers in the Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk metro had more to choose from—active listings climbed 12.2% year-over-year to 5,712 homes, far outpacing the national gain of just 3.6%. More supply helped, but the market stayed competitive by nearly every other…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (291+ words) Listings with price cuts Buyers in Winston-Salem gained real negotiating power as active listings jumped 23.3% year-over-year—far outpacing the national increase of just 3.6%. More homes on the market meant more options and more room to push back on price. That…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (279+ words) Listings with price cuts Buyers in Worcester found meaningfully more options last month—active listings rose 27.8% year-over-year, dwarfing the national gain of just 3.6%. That shift handed buyers negotiating leverage they simply didn't have a year ago. Active listings · +27.8% YoY Fresh…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (301+ words) Listings with price cuts Buyers in the D.C. metro have meaningfully more options than they did a year ago—active listings grew 13.8% year-over-year in August, dwarfing the national gain of just 3.6%. That flood of supply pulled negotiating leverage away from sellers....