Would-be condo buyers are spooked by high costs, including rising HOA dues and insurance fees–but the silver lining is bargaining power. The gap between sellers and buyers has shrunk since springtime, though, when there were 81% more sellers. There were an estimated 72.3% more condo sellers than buyers (108,945 more) nationwide in August. That marks […]
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The typical home that sold in August went for nearly 4% under its asking price–the steepest discount for that month since 2019. One of every six (16.7%) U.S. home sellers dropped their asking price in August, up from 15.9% a year earlier and the highest share for that month in records dating back to 2012.
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Pending U.S. home sales fell 1% year over year as mortgage rates ticked up after nine straight weeks of declines. Some would-be buyers are hesitant due to economic uncertainty, including jitters about potential layoffs and the government shutdown. Pending U.S. home sales fell roughly 1% from a year earlier during the four weeks ending September
The typical U.S. luxury home sold for $1,250,000 in August, up 3.9% from a year earlier. Luxury home sales fell 0.7% to the lowest August level in Redfin’s records, which go back to 2013. Non-luxury home sales also fell (-0.6%) to the lowest August level on record. The typical luxury home sold in 46 days
The median sale price of starter homes hit a record $260,508 in August, up 2.2% from a year earlier. Starter-home sales grew 3.8% year over year, rising for the 12th consecutive month to the highest August level in three years. In comparison, sales of mid- and high-price homes fell 0.6% and 1.2% respectively. Providence, RI
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80.3% of mortgaged U.S. homeowners have a rate below 6%, down from a record 92.7% in the second quarter of 2022. Just over half (52.5%) of mortgaged homeowners have a rate below 4%, down from 65.1% in 2022. Increased housing supply shows that the mortgage rate lock-in effect is easing, but many buyers are still
