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.
Market Trends
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.
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.
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.
U.S. Movers are Reshuffling into Larger, More-Affordable Homes
Clearly, it seems the nation’s interstate movers were particularly motivated to get more house for less money in 2020.
To Sell Your Home Quickly, List it on a Thursday Before Labor Day
Home sellers looking to shave time off their sale and potentially maximize proceeds should consider listing their home on a Thursday prior to Labor Day.
