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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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Redfin Home Price Index: Price Growth Holds Steady at Start of Year

Home prices rose 0.5% month over month in January, on par with December’s gain, as the drop in mortgage rates at the end of last year gave buyers a bit more purchasing power. U.S. home prices climbed 0.5% from a month earlier in January, matching the 0.5% gain seen in both December and November. On

Rental Market Tracker: U.S. Asking Rents Flatten After Pandemic Rollercoaster Ride

Rents haven’t fluctuated much over the past year, rising 1% in January—a far cry from double-digit growth during the pandemic. Landlords don’t have much room to boost prices as they grapple with rising vacancies and the pandemic housing frenzy moves further into the rearview mirror. The median U.S. asking rent rose 1.1% year over year

32% of Homes for Sale in the Fourth Quarter Were Newly Built—Just Shy of the Record High

New construction has taken up a growing share of the for-sale housing pie because homebuilding has increased and the number of individual homeowners selling has decreased. Builders are offering sizable discounts to attract buyers and offload inventory, but they’ve also boosted prices. Nationwide, 31.8% of U.S. single-family homes for sale in the fourth quarter were

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