As 2018 winds down, so too have several leading indicators of home sales activity: New and existing home sales, builder sentiment, price growth and more have taken a turn for the worse in the closing months of the year.

The latest report on pending home sales recorded in October, released today by the National Association of Realtors, showed more signs of a short-term slowdown. NAR’s pending home sales index declined by 2.6 percent last month compared to September,

The latest reading of the U.S. housing market — the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Home Price Index for Sept. 2018 — showed yet another sign of sluggish price growth. S&P’s key 20-city composite index showed that home prices in the

There is a growing trend throughout several markets involving property listings that don’t appear on that market’s multiple listing system. The idea around private listings, or pocket listings, office exclusives or a number of other names, has been known

After six months of declines, existing home sales posted a month-to-month increase in October, according to the October report from the National Association of Realtors. Total existing home sales rose 1.4 percent from September to 5.22 million single-family homes,

Heading into the winter months, many Americans are seeing the housing market cool off. According to ValueInsured’s Q4 2018 Modern Homebuyer Survey, 75 percent of Americans believe their local housing market is cooling off. Additionally, 67 percent of those

Higher interest rates on mortgages and other loans increase the cost of purchasing a home using a fixed-rate loan, as is common practice. But even though average mortgage rates increased by less than 1 percentage point in the last

Heading into the end of a year filled with volatility, the mortgage lending industry continues to look at its present and future performance as a glass half-empty. According to the latest Mortgage Lender Sentiment Survey by Fannie Mae, the

While home price growth has slowed, many are still unable to afford a home in some of America’s biggest cities. But Realtor.com may have a few suggestions. In a recently published survey, Realtor.com listed the best neighborhoods to find

Home sales reports from state and local Realtor associations concluded that the markets of both Boston and Massachusetts in general underperformed on sheer sales volume, although prices remained strong. Last month, single-family sales in the Greater Boston area were

Despite the general trend toward a fall slowdown, pending home sales rose slightly in September compared to August. The National Association of Realtors reports that the pending home sales index rose 0.5 percent from 104.1 in August to 104.5

It would take the average American seven years to save up enough to make a down payment on a typical home, according to Zillow’s latest report. This is longer compared to 20 years ago when it took the average

Existing home sales declined to their lowest level since November 2015, according to the September National Association of Realtors existing home sales report. Existing home sales dropped to 5.15 million in September, a 3.4 percent drop from August and

Thanks to rising home values, more American homeowners are looking to tap into home equity that continues to grow, according to a recent survey conducted by Bankrate.com and research firm GfK f. But even though leveraging home equity into

As home prices continue to rise across the country, homeowners appear ready to sell their homes. A record 77 percent of Americans believe that now is a good time to sell their home, according to the National Association of

Sales of single-family homes and condo units around greater Boston grew in August compared to the same month a year ago. Home sales increased 3.3 percent to end the month at 1,679 units sold, at a median price of