Migration slows under pressure of rate lock-in, cooling job market
While some signs of recovery appeared earlier this year, those gains have not been sustained in the second…
New home inventory is at its highest level since just before the housing market collapse that led to the Great Recession, but that doesn’t mean it’s the same market
The U.S. housing market’s inventory is growing, putting pressure on prices and slowing new construction, according to fresh…
More homesellers are pulling their properties off the market. Here’s why.
In a sign of homesellers’ frustration with how long it’s taking to sell their properties, more owners are opting…
The Fed is starting to worry about the housing market now
Wall Street was laser-focused on the Federal Reserve’s monetary policy this past week, but minutes from the central…
US existing home sales dip to 9-month low on high costs
US existing home sales dropped by 2.7 percent in June, industry data showed (Patrick T. Fallon) Sales of…
Falling home prices are raising the risk of a deeper correction
The housing market has largely been frozen since mortgage rates shot up a few years ago, but recent…
Why the housing market is so stuck, in 4 charts
The US is in the middle of the typical peak homebuying season, but all signs suggest that the…
Mortgage rates steady ahead of Bank of England interest rate decision
Most of the major lenders kept mortgage rates steady this week, ahead of the Bank of England‘s (BoE)…
More economists think home prices will fall this year
More than a decade of near-continuous home price appreciation may end this year. Amid growing signs of a…
Mortgage rates hold steady after few surprises from labor data, Fed meeting
Mortgage rates stayed flat at 6.76% this week as the Treasury yields that underpin them held largely steady,…