Housing Market
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June 2, 2026
The typical U.S. homebuyer’s down payment fell to $64,000 in March, down 1.5% year over year. In percentage terms, the typical down payment was 15%, down from 16.1% last year. Down payment percentages were highest in three California metros: San Jose, San Francisco, and Anaheim (25% each). They were lowest in Virginia Beach (2%) and […]
May 28, 2026
Elevated housing costs, a slower-than-usual housing market and a cooling rental market are squeezing potential returns for U.S. investors. Real estate investors’ market share was 19%, largely unchanged from a year earlier, reflecting the overall sluggishness of the U.S. housing market in the first quarter. Investors cut back sharply on buying condos, and on buying […]
May 28, 2026
Some would-be homebuyers are hesitating as housing costs rise and the ongoing Iran war makes the economy feel shaky. Fewer house hunters are going under contract to buy homes. U.S. pending home sales fell 1.5% from a week earlier on a seasonally adjusted basis during the week ending May 24, the second straight decline after […]
May 27, 2026
With hundreds of thousands more home sellers than buyers in the market, fewer house hunters feel inclined to make cash offers to stand out in bidding wars. Economic uncertainty is also encouraging buyers to hold onto cash and finance home purchases. Just under three in 10 (28.8%) U.S. homebuyers paid in all cash in March, […]
May 26, 2026
Homebuying affordability improved slightly in April because mortgage rates declined while incomes rose. Still, the income required to afford a home was $29,000 higher than the typical U.S. income–and mortgage rates rose again in May, potentially erasing some of the affordability gains made in April. A household earning the average U.S. income would need to […]
