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Lily Katz

Lily Katz

As a data journalist, Lily is passionate about helping readers understand complex facets of the housing market. She is particularly interested in the issues of climate change, race and gender equality and housing affordability. Prior to working at Redfin, Lily spent four years as a reporter at Bloomberg News in New York City.

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Rental Market Tracker: Rents Rose 7.8% in October—Slowest Growth in 14 Months

Eleven major U.S. metros saw rents decline, with the largest drops in Milwaukee, Minneapolis and Baltimore. The median U.S. asking rent in October rose 7.8% year over year to $1,983, the smallest annual increase since August 2021. October marked the second-straight month of single-digit rent growth following roughly a year of double-digit gains. It was

Pandemic Boomtowns Phoenix and Miami Have Among the Highest Inflation Rates in the U.S.

The inflation rate in Phoenix, which attracted scores of out-of-town homebuyers during the pandemic, is more than double the inflation rate in the Bay Area, which saw an exodus of residents. The four U.S. metropolitan areas with the highest inflation rates in the third quarter are migration hotspots. Phoenix, Atlanta, Tampa, FL and Miami experienced

29% of Homes for Sale in Third Quarter Were New Construction—a Record High

New construction is taking up a growing piece of the housing inventory pie as scores of homes built during the pandemic go up for sale and individual homeowners hold off on listing amid a market slowdown. Twenty-nine percent of U.S. single-family homes for sale in the third quarter were new construction—the highest share of any

58% of Homeowners Have Spent Money to Protect Their Homes From Climate Threats: Survey

One-third of homeowners have spent $5,000 or more to make their homes more resilient to climate risk. Overall, extreme temperatures are the most common climate risk homeowners invest to protect against, followed by flooding and hurricanes/other major tropical storms. 36% of homeowners say they have an insurance policy covering flooding—a higher share than other climate

Pending Home Sales Plummet Over 50% in Three Florida Metros Hit by Hurricane Ian

Cape Coral saw pending sales sink 58%—nearly double the national decline—while Naples and North Port saw similar drops. New listings also slumped in all three metros. Pending home sales plunged 58% year over year in the Cape Coral, FL metro area during the four weeks ending Oct. 16 in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. That’s

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