Baby Boomers, roughly 20% of the U.S. population, control about 41% of America’s real estate assets and a major share of housing inventory, creating a generational supply squeeze that has lasted for years. This huge pool of long-held homes has stayed off the market as owners delayed downsizing and chose to age in place. Now,…
When the Federal Reserve began aggressively raising interest rates in 2022, many analysts expected home prices to fall. But they didn’t. Instead, they soared. A new analysis from the Joint Center for Housing Studies (JCHS) at Harvard University helps explain why—and the answer is summed up in mortgage rate locks. From the start of 2021…
Ahead of the much-awaited spring season, existing-home sales have seen a modest improvement that has been characterized as a “potential” sign of increasing demand, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). NAR’s Existing-Home Sales Report saw a 1.7% increase in sales to a rate of 4.09 million in February, a…
Recent months have seen reason for buyer optimism in the housing market, especially due to falling mortgage rates. The National Association of Realtors® (NAR), in its quarterly affordability report in February 2026, found moderating price growth, while the association has since found existing-home sales ticked up in February as well. Will these positive signs hold? …
Home-price growth continued to slow in 2026, according to the latest Cotality data, pointing to the oh-so awaited beginnings of market stabilization the industry has been craving. Cotality’s Home Price Index™ for January found that year-over-year home-price growth was only 0.74% in January, and prices fell 0.1% month-over-month from December 2025. Regionally, the results are…
As inflation and economic challenges continue to put pressure on the housing construction industry, rising construction costs may point to continued affordability challenges for homebuyers, according to the latest data. The Producer Price Index (PPI) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics released last week found that construction costs for single-family homes were up by 3.2%…
As the housing market has seen vast shifts since the pandemic, so has the types of people looking to buy homes. Over recent years, people who are looking to relocate, whether for family, work, retirement or otherwise, have dominated the home-buying market. Heading into 2026, data shows this trend continuing. A new report from Realtor.com…
Housing construction has faced a plethora of challenges in recent years, as the country falls further behind in the number of homes needed to meet demand. The latest data from Realtor.com® has found these challenges once again widened the “housing supply gap,” with the future looking uncertain without “meaningful” policy changes. Realtor.com’s 2026 Housing Supply…
As housing experienced some unprecedented levels of affordability and other challenges in recent years, some of the rules of buying and selling have seen a definite shift. As 2026 looks to be shaping up as the year of market stabilization, the question remains on many minds on how fast the rules may see a shift…
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Home price growth continues to decelerate as some market stabilization occurs ahead of the spring buying season, according to the latest data. The December S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index saw home prices rise 1.3% year-over-year, slightly down from the 1.4% annual gain seen in November, which Nicholas Godec, head of Fixed Income Tradables &…
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