After two brutal years in the housing market, hopes were high that 2026 would see a gradual rebound. But those hopes haven’t materialized as potential buyers see misalignment between their incomes and active home listings, according to a new report from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). As of March 2026, 74.9% of U.S. listings…
Buyers appear to be continuing to dip their toes in the market at a modest rate, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). While pending activity is less than the hoped-for spring boom, it is still historically better despite consistent market and economic challenges. NAR’s April Pending Home Sales report…
While home sales may not be booming in spring like many real estate professionals hoped for, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), inventory continues to increase as the potential for a strong summer market grows. NAR’s April Existing-Home Sales report saw a 0.2% month-over-month increase in sales to a…
Sales of new single-family houses in March were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 682,000, according to estimates released jointly May 5 by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). That was 7.4% above the February rate of 635,000, and 3.3% above the March 2025 rate of 660,000.…
Editor’s note: Econ Review is a roundup of the month’s housing and economic market data reports. As spring progresses, the industry is awaiting data related to how the season shaped up ahead of another potential boom in activity over the upcoming summer. Here are some highlights from the housing and economic data that hit the…
The potential of a spring boom appears to still be on the table as pending home sales recorded another uptick in March, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). The future outlook, however, continues to be on shaky ground as the Iranian conflict persists. NAR’s Pending Home Sales report found…
With geopolitical tensions still looming over the housing market (and the economy), the latest existing-home sales data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR) did not paint a picture of a strong spring market ahead. However, despite sales lagging, inventory and affordability show definite year-over-year improvements, a possible bright light at the end of the…
The brief moment of lower mortgage rates, coupled with some bettering signs in affordability, have led to a margin of improvement in housing inventory and the market as a whole, according to new data. Zillow’s March Market Report found that pending listings (listings that changed from for-sale to pending status rather than closed sales) grew…
Winter weather and market constraints put significant downward pressure on new-home sales to start off 2026, according to the latest data from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Census Bureau. The New Residential Sales report for January found that new-home sales fell a whopping 17.6% to a rate of 587,000 (compared to…
Pending home sales saw a slight uptick in February, continuing an optimistic trend ahead of a long-awaited spring boom, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). However, this spring boom may now be delayed due to geopolitical tensions, economists warn. NAR’s Pending Home Sales report found that sales grew 1.8%…
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