The announcement of Open Real Estate was welcome news. It also raised an uncomfortable question: How did we reach the point where keeping the housing market open required an announcement? Buyers should be able to find available homes. Sellers should understand who can see their property and what they may sacrifice by limiting its exposure.…
Realtor.com announced that the ‘Let America Build’ campaign put on a first-of-its-kind mobile activation highlighting the national housing supply crisis in Boston, driving a glass house mounted on a truck through the city streets, symbolizing America’s staggering 4.03 million-home supply gap. According to a release, the campaign aims to inform the public, elevate housing supply…
The real estate industry is spending a huge amount of time arguing about who should see a listing and when. It’s an important debate. Sellers deserve transparency and every reasonable opportunity to maximize their home’s value. But we’ve spent very little time talking about the people who can’t buy a home at all. Whether a…
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Despite mortgage rates remaining elevated due to ongoing economic pressures stemming from the Middle Eastern conflict, the market continues to paint a picture of resilience as this spring sees many signs grow historically better. Zillow’s May Market Report saw monthly mortgage payments on a typical home (currently valued at $368,720) clock in at $1,861 (assuming…
The spring 2026 housing market continues to prove much more resilient than previous years. The increase in pending home sales that sparked “cautious optimism” in April did indeed materialize into an increase in existing-home sales in May, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). NAR’s Existing-Home Sales report saw sales…
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…
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…
The lock-in effect—the gap between existing mortgage payments and the cost of financing a home today—continues to widely affect housing supply and is “trapping” homeowners into staying where they are, according to new data from Realtor.com®. The new Realtor.com report details how a homeowner wishing to move but locked-in at a lower mortgage rate…