Real Estate Market Reports

January 2017 Market Report: The Rest Overtake the West

In January, U.S. median home value growth continued to accelerate year-over-year, the 22 month out of the past 23 in which annual growth was similar to or faster than the prior month. But while the national trend has remained roughly the same for two years, a slowdown in growth in a handful of pricey West Coast markets, particularly in California, has opened the door for more affordable markets in the South to top the list of the nation’s fastest-growing metros.

Svenja Gudell • Feb 23 2017

February Market Report: Peeking at Home Value Peaks

Median home values in more than a quarter of the nation’s metro housing markets are currently, or were recently (within the last year), at peak and as high as they’ve ever been, according to the February Zillow Real Estate Market Report. But what do home value peaks really mean?

Svenja Gudell • Mar 24 2016

January Market Report: Low Inventory Limiting Options for Buyers Nationwide

For months, the story in the national housing market has been about the differences in housing market performance in various local markets – some markets are super hot, some a little more sedate and some still struggling to recover – depending on local economic fundamentals. But if there’s one constant across almost every market nationwide, it’s lack of inventory.

Svenja Gudell • Feb 23 2016

October Market Reports: Home Value Growth Accelerates, While Rent Growth Slows

As the U.S. housing market enters the fourth quarter of 2015, the dominant trends from the first quarter have reversed. Annual home value appreciation, previously slowing down, has accelerated; while growth in rents, previously accelerating, has begun to slow down.

Svenja Gudell • Nov 19 2015

Q3 Real Estate Market Reports: Condos Are Back

From peak to bottom, the median value of a typical condo in the U.S. fell by almost a third (33.2 percent). Since bottoming, however, condo values have been on a tear.

Svenja Gudell • Oct 27 2015

A Deeper Dive Into Decreasing Home Values

Meredith Miller • Sep 23 2015

August Market Reports: The Tide Is Rising, But Some Boats Are Sinking

Svenja Gudell • Sep 21 2015

July Real Estate Market Reports: When Turning Negative is Actually a Positive

Svenja Gudell • Aug 24 2015

Q2: Hot Markets See Runaway Rents Amid Dropping For-Sale Inventory

Svenja Gudell • Jul 29 2015

May Market Reports: Real Estate Becomes Local Again

angelag • Jun 22 2015