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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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The Tide Turns for Renters as Asking Rents Post Biggest Decline in Over 3 Years

The median U.S. asking rent fell 2% year over year in November—the biggest decline since 2020—as landlords grappled with rising vacancies due to a building boom in recent years. But rents are still rising in the Midwest, partly because out-of-towners are moving in to get more bang for their buck.  The median U.S. asking rent

Introducing the Redfin Home Price Index

Redfin’s new gauge of housing prices, which is similar to but more current than the Case-Shiller index, shows that home prices rose roughly 1% month over month in October. Today, Redfin is releasing a new tool that measures changes in U.S. home prices. The Redfin Home Price Index (RHPI) uses the repeat-sales pricing method to

Pending Home Sales Rise to Highest Level in a Year

New listings were near their six-month high in October, helping drive an increase in pending sales, though buyers backed out of deals at the highest rate on record. The recent drop in mortgage rates could give sales another boost in November. U.S. pending home sales rose 1% month over month in October to the highest

More Than One-Third of Home Sellers Are Giving Concessions to Buyers

Sellers are handing out freebies to woo buyers, who have become increasingly likely to back out of deals as mortgage rates have climbed. Home sellers gave concessions to buyers in 35% of U.S. home sales during the three months ending Oct. 31, little changed from 35.9% one year earlier but up from 27.6% two years

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