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6 Smart Moves Buyers Should Make Now That Mortgages Have Fallen Under 6%
The average 30-year mortgage rate dropped to 5.98% on Feb. 26, marking the first time in three and a half years that the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage has dropped into the 5% range. This is momentous, given for the last two years, the "6% mark" has served as a...
2025Q4 Cross-Market Demand Report: Out-of-Market Buyers Now Dominate 87 of the 100 Largest Metros
Highlights In 2025Q4, 61.9% of online views for homes in the 100 largest metros came from out-of-market shoppers—up from 48.6% in 2019Q4, signaling a structural shift in demand. Homes in Southern metros attract the highest share of out-of-metro interest, while...
What Is House Burping? Why the Old World Practice Is Becoming a Hot New Trend in the Cold Winter Months
Jump on social media and you’ll see all of your favorite influencers recommending an age-old German practice known as “luften” to clean out the air in a home. In the U.S., though, we’re calling it ‘house burping.’ While the name leaves much to be desired, the practice...
Trump Signs Executive Order on Institutional Investor Ban: What It Does and Doesn’t Do
President Donald Trump signed the executive order Tuesday night, moving forward his efforts to prevent large single-family investors from buying up single-family homes. The effort is one of several aimed at slowing the rise in home costs in the past few years,...
How To Know When an ‘Up-and-Coming’ Neighborhood Is Worth the Gamble
If you’ve lived in the same city or real estate market for long enough, you know the feeling of having seen an up-and-coming area turn into the next “it” spot. From Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY, to East Austin in Austin, TX, there are many examples of neighborhoods...
Home Sales Rise Slightly in November as Lower Mortgage Rates Draw Buyers Off Sidelines
The housing market got a small boost from lower mortgage rates last month, with sales of previously owned homes rising for the third-straight month after a weak spring and summer. Closings on existing homes rose 0.5% in November from the prior month to a seasonally...
Rising Housing Costs Are Main Reason for Falling U.S. Fertility Rates, Study Finds
A bombshell study has identified rising housing costs as the the primary driver of falling fertility rates in the United States, underscoring the widespread impact of the housing crisis on the nation's changing demographics. Rising housing costs were responsible for...
The Government Shutdown Is Nearing an End but Comes With a Multibillion-Dollar Price Tag
The Senate bill to reopen the federal government is headed to the House for a final vote, bringing an end of the longest shutdown in U.S. history closer—as the economic toll from the disruption continues to mount. The length of time it takes the Republican-controlled...
Peak Buying Week Is Here—Why This Is the Sweet Spot for House Hunters
The best time to buy a home in 2025 officially kicks off Oct. 12. This week offers the most favorable market conditions of the year—think more listings, lower prices, and less competition. For buyers still undecided, this may be the rare opportunity where timing truly...
Bipartisan Bill To Tackle the Housing Crisis Passes the Senate During Government Shutdown
A bipartisan bill aimed at making housing more affordable has passed the Senate in the middle of the federal government shutdown, in a sign that the urgency of the housing crisis is a rare issue that Democrats and Republicans can agree upon. The Senate passed the ROAD...