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Weekly Market Update

More Buyers Are Touring Houses, Applying For Mortgages As We Enter 2024’s Home Stretch

The uptick in early-stage homebuying activity we saw immediately after the election is continuing, despite high home prices and mortgage rates.  Homebuying demand is ending the year strong. Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index–a seasonally adjusted measure of tours and other buying services from Redfin agents–is sitting near its highest level since September 2023, and it’s up […]
Predictions

Redfin’s 2025 Predictions: Pent-Up Demand Will Lead to More Home Sales, But Many Would-Be Buyers Will Opt to Rent

Redfin’s economists expect there will be more home sales in 2025, largely due to pent-up demand. But some would-be homebuyers will still be priced out, with home prices climbing and mortgage rates remaining near 7%. Rental prices, on the other hand, should stay flat while wages increase, improving affordability for renters. Politicians from both sides […]
Weekly Market Update

Pending Home Sales Rise After Post-Election Surge in Home Tours

Pending sales posted a big year-over-year increase this week,  partly because the boom in early-stage homebuying demand we saw just after the election is translating to sales and partly because we’re comparing to a period in 2023 that included Thanksgiving. U.S. pending home sales rose 12.1% year over year during the four weeks ending November […]
Investors

Investor Home Purchases Plateau After a Pandemic-Era Rollercoaster Ride

U.S. investor home purchases fell 2% year over year in the third quarter, a much smaller change than the swings of the last several years. Purchases are now back near pre-pandemic levels.  In Florida, investor purchases posted double-digit declines amid an ongoing climate and insurance crisis. But investor purchases saw double-digit gains in a handful […]
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