Annual gains in home prices have continued their weakened slope for another month, a trend that began back in the spring of this year, according to the latest data. The September S&P Cotality Case-Shiller Home Price Index saw home prices post a 1.3% annual gain, the “weakest performance since mid-2023,” which “represents a stark contrast…
As we get closer to a new year, the real estate market shows new signs of incremental pick-up. According to the latest Pending Home Sales report from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), pending home sales inched up 1.9% month-over-month in October. As Lisa Sturtevant, chief economist of Bright MLS, noted in a statement: “The…
Despite a prolonged government shutdown that lasted throughout the month, October still saw a slight increase in existing-home sales, according to the latest data from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR). NAR’s October Existing-Home Sales report found that sales grew 1.2% to a rate of 4.10 million, slightly down from the 1.5% growth seen in…
In a delayed report on job growth from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) on Nov. 20, U.S. employers added 119,000 jobs in September, with the unemployment rate rising slightly to 4.4%. Employment continued to trend up in healthcare, food services and drinking places, and social assistance. Job losses occurred in transportation and warehousing and…
Real estate firms are reporting housing affordability and rising as the biggest challenges they face, and expect to continue facing, according to a new report from the National Association of REALTORS®. NAR’s 2025 Profile of Real Estate Firms found that 56% of firms reported housing affordability as a major challenge they expect to continue facing…
Despite home prices remaining historically high, new research from Zillow shows that more and more homes are losing value in the U.S. in 2025, signaling some normalization coming to the housing market. Zillow’s new report—based on Zestimate® data—found that 53% of all U.S. homes have lost value since 2024. This is the highest share of…
The recent government shutdown—coupled with economic uncertainty due to tariffs and rising construction costs—has kept builder sentiment down this month, according to data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). The latest NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI) found that builder sentiment rose only one point to 38 in November, remaining in the negative…
Renowned, a company that offers a suite of integrated Local Expert Marketing (LEM) solutions, has announced that RateMyAgent and Curated Social have been united into one solution under its umbrella. Together, Renowned now offers a suite of solutions designed to power LEM, a category that defines how real estate agents can win more deals by…
The summer of 2025 saw “record-high” home prices while recent reports show first-time home-buying fell. Are prices keeping buyers out of the market? According to the latest findings from the National Association of Realtors® (NAR), home prices rose in 77% of U.S. metro markets during Q3 2025, up slightly from 75% in Q2. The remaining…
The government remains shut down, and at least in some areas, housing markets are starting to show “early signs” of slowing activity, according to Realtor.com®’s October 2025 Monthly Housing Trends Report, which found that markets with the highest numbers of federal employees see “modest” impacts. “At this stage, the housing market effects of the federal…
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