The capital gains tax on homes hasn’t changed in roughly 30 years, but the National Association of Realtors has been pushing ...

The numbers start to look different when you look at the regional housing markets. For example, inventory is up considerably more in the South (29.4%) and West (38.3%) markets. Inventory growth is ...

House prices are falling in over 100 U.S. cities. Economists warn the housing market slump could spark a broader economic ...

The current housing market offers a crushing affordability picture for would-be-homebuyers and is keeping many out of the market. And it has been steadily worsening for the past two years.

Economists were hoping for a 2025 turnaround in the housing market, and home buyers could still get some relief if mortgage ...

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.33% as of December 8, 2022, down from last week when it averaged 6.49%. A year ago at this time, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.1%.

If you're thinking of buying, selling or investing your money in real estate, forget what you've read about the "housing market." The housing market is actually 50 different housing markets, and if ...

The current U.S. housing market is challenging for potential buyers. According to Redfin , U.S. home prices were up 4.0 percent year-over-year in January 2025, with the median price of a home at ...

Sundae used data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2019 American Community Survey 1-Year Estimates (released in December 2020) and its own 2021 internal data on current housing market trends to ...

In the current housing market, renting looks increasingly attractive. A 2023 analysis by Realtor.com found that renting was cheaper than buying in 47 of the 50 largest metropolitan areas.

Rick Sharga, an executive vice president of market intelligence at ATTOM, a real estate data company, said he expects prices to fall about 5 percent over the next six to 12 months before stabilizing.