The median U.S. home-sale price is up 3.2% year over year, the biggest increase since November, and mortgage rates remain elevated. Prices are increasing largely due to the lack of supply, with inventory posting its biggest drop in 18[...]
The median U.S. asking rent in July was $2,038, just $16 below the record high set in August 2022. While rents are just shy of their all-time high, rent growth remains sluggish. The median asking rent was up just 0.3% from a year earlier in[...]
U.S. home prices are up 3% year over year despite relatively slow demand. That’s due to a shortage of homes for sale, with inventory posting its biggest drop in over a year and a half. The median U.S. home-sale price rose 3% year over year[...]
The average teacher can afford just 12% of homes for sale within commuting distance of their school, down from 17% last summer and 30% in 2019, before the pandemic homebuying boom drove up housing prices.That’s according to a Redfin[...]
The share of million-dollar-plus homes is on the upswing after dropping to a 12-month low in February. That’s because scarce inventory is driving up prices, pushing many homes on the cusp over the seven-figure mark. Just over 8% of[...]