Housing Market
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May 21, 2026
Contract cancellations declined slightly in April as homebuyers and sellers gained a clearer sense of the housing market after years of volatility, and as demand picked up. Homebuyers were most likely to back out of deals in Atlanta, San Antonio and other Sun Belt metro areas that are big-time buyer’s markets. Contract cancellations were least […]
May 21, 2026
Mortgage rates jumped to a 10-month high, spooking would-be homebuyers and sellers after a few weeks of solid demand. U.S. pending home sales fell 1.1% from a week earlier during the week ending May 17, the first decline since early April. Pending sales are still at their second-highest level since September 2022, but it’s notable […]
May 19, 2026
The share of home sellers cutting their asking prices has fallen from its peak as buyers lose a bit of negotiating power, but price drops are still much more common than in years past. Redfin Early Access, which allows sellers to test the market via “coming soon” listings, can help homeowners price accurately from the […]
May 19, 2026
Improving homebuyer demand could fuel further price gains in the coming months. Montgomery County, PA saw the biggest price gain, followed by Cleveland and Nassau County, NY. The biggest declines were in Oakland, CA, Newark, NJ and Phoenix. U.S. home prices rose 0.2% month over month in April on a seasonally adjusted basis, and climbed […]
May 18, 2026
Most homeowners would move if they could–but they feel stuck. Three-quarters of U.S. homeowners would choose to live somewhere else if they could move now without financial or logistical barriers, according to a recent survey conducted by Rocket Mortgage. Understanding their home’s value clears a major hurdle for many prospective sellers. Two-thirds of homeowners who […]
