Realtor.com chief economist Danielle Hale explains why mortgage rates below 6% in 2026 would come with tradeoffs and why supply and policy matter more.
Realtor.com reports renters now spend 23.4% of income on rent, down from 24.9% a year ago, as national affordability improves for the second straight month.
Realtor.com’s 2025 Forecast Update projects home sales will fall to 4.00 million as high mortgage rates averaging 6.7%, rising 16.9% inventory, and limited affordability keep demand subdued and price growth to 2.5%.
Realtor.com’s May 2025 Monthly Housing Trends Report shows active listings in the U.S. surpassed 1 million for the first time since Winter 2019, up 31.5% year-over-year but still 12.3% below May 2019 levels.
Realtor.com’s latest report reveals a 3.8 million home shortage across the U.S., fueling its Let America Build campaign to cut red tape and boost housing supply.
Realtor.com’s Chief Economist Danielle Hale joined the Knowledge Brokers Podcast on Friday, February 20, 2025, and shared advice she gave to a neighbor about buying versus waiting to buy in D.C., based on individual circumstances and market trends.
According to a new study from Realtor.com®, the Federal Reserve’s recent rate cuts are poised to significantly impact real estate markets with the highest shares of owner-occupied homes with a mortgage, particularly in Washington D.C. and Denver.
Zillow’s latest market report shows that lower mortgage rates and rising inventory are improving affordability for home buyers, offering increased negotiating power and more listings to choose from.
Realtor.com released their Down Payment Report for the first quarter of 2024, showing an annual increase in the median down payment—up 3 percentage points and about $12,000 from Q1 2023.
According to new Realtor.com research, sellers this year are less likely to expect bidding wars and offers over the asking price, and more likely to expect longer days on market, along with fewer buyers willing to waive contingencies.
A new Realtor.com report shows a 7.2 million unit gap between housing formation and housing supply, due to more than a decade of underbuilding.
Tom Toole shares five strategies for thriving in a market with few listings, driving home what separates the agents getting multiple listings a month from those getting one to three listing per year.
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