Housing Market
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February 16, 2026
The typical homebuyer’s down payment dropped 1.5% year over year in December to $64,000 as elevated housing costs and increased negotiating power drove buyers to spend less upfront. In percentage terms, the typical homebuyer put down 15.2% of the purchase price, compared with 16.7% a year earlier. The typical U.S. homebuyer’s down payment fell 1.5% […]
February 12, 2026
Nearly half of single Americans earn less than $50,000 per year, compared to just 9% of married couples, according to a recent Redfin survey. That makes it harder to afford housing–which itself has gotten much more expensive over the years. Single people also tend to be younger, which also makes it harder to afford housing. […]
February 12, 2026
The typical home that sells takes 66 days to do so–the longest span in seven years–as buyers take their time looking at their options and negotiating with sellers. U.S. pending home sales fell 5.1% year over year during the four weeks ending February 8, the biggest decline in over a year. On a local level, […]
February 11, 2026
Homebuyers need to earn $111,000 annually to afford the median-priced home, compared with $76,000 for renters. The median household income is $86,000. While that’s a significant gap, the rent-versus-buy gap is the smallest it has been in 3 years. It’s narrowing as buying gets slightly more affordable and renting gets slightly more expensive. Zooming in, […]
February 11, 2026
Homebuying affordability is improving nationwide after nearly five years during which it generally worsened. That’s because mortgage rates are lower and home-price growth is muted. Affordability is improving in 37 of the 50 most populous U.S. metro areas. It’s improving fastest in Dallas, where the income needed to buy a home has dropped 7.4% year […]
