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Luxury Home Prices Up 3.2 Percent Annually in the Third Quarter, the Lowest Growth Rate in Nearly Two Years

Supply of homes priced $2 million or more fell 6 percent from a year earlier, as inventory overall inched up. Luxury home prices rose 3.2 percent year over year to an average of $1.7 million in the third quarter of 2018. This is the lowest growth rate since the fourth quarter of 2016, when prices

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Nearly One in Three Homes For Sale in October had a Price Drop—Highest Level Since at Least 2010

Home Inventory Continues to Grow as Sales Decline 6% Year over Year U.S. home-sale prices increased 4.5 percent in October compared to a year ago, to a median of $297,200. October’s year-over-year price increase marks a return to an overall healthy level of price growth after posting a 6.5-year low level of growth in September.

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Akron, Richmond and Buffalo Among the Eight Inland Housing Markets that are Heating Up as the Coasts Cool

While expensive coastal markets on the coasts like Seattle and San Jose are cooling off, with homes lingering on the market longer than this time last year as bidding wars become less common, some smaller, affordable inland metro areas are heating up. Atlanta, Akron, Ohio and Rochester, New York are a few of the metro

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Redfin Housing Demand Index Posts Strong Gain from August to September

Still, Housing Demand Remains Double Digits Below Last Year’s Levels Most of Monthly Increase in Homebuyer Activity is Seen in the Touring Stage, with Offer Growth Lagging The Redfin Housing Demand Index increased 5.1 percent from August to 131 in September, after remaining essentially flat around 124 since May. The month-over-month increase in demand was

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How much home can you buy on a variety of fixed monthly payments as mortgage rates rise?

A Typical Boston Homebuyer’s Monthly Housing Costs Jumped $225 Thanks to Mortgage Rate Hikes

Similar increases are common in many other markets, leading buyers to ask: “Should I wait and see if prices fall or buy before mortgage rates go up even more?” If you’re currently searching for a home to buy, or thinking about buying sometime soon, mortgage interest rates are probably on your mind. The rate hikes

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