San Francisco is the only major U.S. metro area where housing costs have returned to “normal”—and Bay Area neighbors Oakland and San Jose are not far off. Redfin today published a report projecting hypothetical scenarios where U.S. housing costs will return to “normal” within the next ten years, using the mortgage payment-to-income ratio as the […]
This year, the U.S. housing market has been described as “a nightmare,” “very unusual” and “alarming,” along with expletives we can’t write here. And with good reason: home prices are near record highs, mortgage rates remain elevated, and not enough homes are being built to meet demand in many areas of the country. But recent
Inventory is growing more in Las Vegas than anywhere else in the nation while home sales fall, with many local residents backing off amid economic uncertainty and a faltering tourism industry. The total number of homes for sale in Las Vegas rose 31% year over year in July, the biggest increase of any major U.S.
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Declining mortgage rates have pushed monthly payments down to their lowest level since the start of the year, leading to a modest improvement in demand. But Redfin agents report that many prospective buyers are waiting for rates to drop lower before making a move. The weekly average mortgage rate is sitting at 6.58%, its lowest
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There are an estimated 1.43 million homebuyers in the U.S. housing market—the lowest level in records dating back to 2013 aside from the start of the pandemic. That’s making sellers skittish; the number of sellers has dipped by roughly 14,000 since May, falling for the first time in two years. Still, there are 36% more
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The difference between mortgage rates and the 10-year treasury yield has narrowed, signaling a potential boost for homebuyers. A decrease in the mortgage spread can cause mortgage rates to fall, even without the Fed cutting interest rates. The gap between 10-year treasury yields and mortgage rates (known as the mortgage spread) has dropped to its
