May Existing Home Sales: Inventory Shortage Shows Signs of Easing
Demand for housing remains strong, but for the fourth straight month, existing home sales took a step back from a month before.
Virtual Home Selling Tools Benefit Buyers & Sellers — And are Here to Stay Post-Pandemic
The old open house-based approach to touring homes is, if not exactly extinct, then certainly no longer the only game in town.
Price Cuts are Less Frequent in 2021, but also Deeper, Faster — and Sometimes More Profitable
Those sellers that are lowering their price in 2021 are making deeper cuts, more quickly -- and often selling faster and for more money when they do.
Mortgage Rates Rise on More Hawkish Fed Signals
Mortgage rates spent most of the week on a modest downward trajectory, but ultimately ended up higher following statements from the Federal Reserve.
May Housing Starts: Wishing for Even More
Volatile prices and availability of key building materials have impacted builders’ ability to start new projects and forced them to alter their approach.
Inventory Finally Rebounds as Appreciation, Rent Growth Break Records (May 2021 Market Report)
The inventory crunch showed early signs of easing in May, with for-sale inventory up 3.9% over April -- the first monthly gain since July 2020.
Zillow May 2021-May 2022 Home Value & Sales Forecast
Zillow expects home values to grow 14.9% between May 2021 and May 2022, and existing sales volume to end 2021 up 4.8% from 2021.
Zillow Market Pulse: June 11, 2021
Prices rose at their fastest pace in decades in May, the labor market is showing solid signs of recovery and consumer housing sentiment is waning.
Experts: Zoning Changes Most Effective Path to Boosting Housing Supply
When asked what could be done to increase housing supply, a panel of experts surveyed by Zillow chose relaxing zoning rules as the most effective option.
Mortgage Rates Fall, Somewhat Surprisingly
The downward shift in mortgage rates is a bit perplexing because there was no obvious reason for it to occur -- and it's unclear where they go from here.
