Current Market Data
Total housing inventory at the end of August was 1.11 million units, up 3.7% from July but down 14.6% on a year-over-year basis, the National Association of REALTORS® said.
Canceled home-sales contracts hit their highest rate in almost a year as skittish homebuyers blanche at mortgage rates that are the highest they’ve been in more than 20 years
While prices continue to break more records, sales activity showed double-digit declines
There is good news as median home and condo sale prices remain strong
Massachusetts homebuyers continue to be affected by higher prices despite modest signs of improvement, according to the Massachusetts Association of Realtors (MAR) August housing statistics report.
A rise in new listings is finally giving potential homebuyers options as the summer market winds down.
Sidelined homebuyers can breathe a sigh of relief. According to Realtor.com, the best week of the year to buy a home is still ahead of us.
The median area for a new single-family home fell to 2,191 square feet in the second quarter — the lowest recorded size since 2010.
CoreLogic expects prices to continue to grow through next year, albeit at a more traditional pace than in the height of the pandemic.
Those looking to buy a house will be paying a premium as inventory continues to be an issue.
Eighteen percent of millennials — approximately one in five — believe they will never become a homeowner, according to a recent survey from Redfin.
Pending transactions were in negative territory for most of this year, so the recent increases could bode well for future activity.
A fifth consecutive month of increases in the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price Index suggests the housing market recovery that began earlier this year is likely to continue.
Two weeks after housing inventory turned negative, home prices posted a healthy increase, MarketNsight said.
First-timers made up 45% of buyers in 2022 and 37% in 2021.
Home and condo prices in the Boston real estate market continued to break records again last month, according to a new Warren Group report.