Dearth of Inventory, Price Hikes Pose Challenges for Shoppers (January 2022 Market Report)
Home value appreciation accelerated again in January, to a record 19.9% annual gain, while inventory plunged below 900,000 listings -- a record low.
Renting
Inventory Down 40% from Pre-Covid Level as Price Growth Intensifies (December 2021 Market Report)
There were fewer options for would-be home buyers on the market at the end of 2021 than any time in recent memory.
Stage Set for Unseasonably Warm Winter Housing Market (November 2021 Market Report)
Home value growth is trending up in most large markets while inventory is trending down, suggesting a more competitive market is in the cards this winter.
Zillow’s Hot Housing Takes for 2022
Expect the strong sellers market to persist, the Sun Belt to remain highly in-demand and flexible work options to continue to shape housing.
Housing Market Settling into New Normal (October 2021 Market Report)
All in, the data point to a for-sale market that seems to be adjusting to a new normal after more than a year of norm-busting behavior.
Housing Market Continues to Creep Toward More Balance (September 2021 Market Report)
The Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI) rose 1.6% from August to September and 18.4% year-over-year, a new record-high pace of annual appreciation, to $308,220.
Where the Rent Burden is Most Unequal Across Racial Communities
The typical black and Latinx renting households are considered housing cost burdened; typical white and Asian renter households are not.
To Afford Rent, Teachers and Nurses Are Living in Smaller, Older Homes
Only a small share of rental homes in many markets are priced low enough to allow teachers & nurses to keep rent burdens low.
Housing Market Expected to Stay Stable as COVID-era Protections End
Only a small share of inventory is expected to come from homeowners foreclosed upon after the expiration of key federal protections.
Housing Market Easing From White Hot to Merely Red Hot (August 2021 Market Report)
Rapid housing cost growth cooled a bit in August, paving the way for a still-strong but potentially more manageable housing market to come.
