Home prices

While U.S. home values fell in real terms for the 12th consecutive month, voices say slow inventory growth has flipped the script away from the south and towards east metros.

Home price growth is accelerating as inventory stalls—Chicago and Pittsburgh lead mid-tier gains at 4.2%, while Denver and Las Vegas see supply-driven price corrections.

ICE data reveals home value growth hit a 15-month high, prompting originators to target resilient markets like upstate New York and pivot focus toward single-family inventory.

Home values have increased 147% over the last 15 years, pushing more homeowners above the capital gains tax exemption thresholds, according to Cotality.

Realtor.com's latest forecast projects prices will grow 1.2% in 2026, lower than its original estimate of 2.2% and well below the current pace of inflation.

Contract closings fell 2.4% to an annualized rate of 4.09 million last month, data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors show.

The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller home price index rose 0.8% year over year in April, while U.S. Federal Housing's index climbed 2%. Both indexes declined monthly.

But moderating price growth and friendly building policies in many markets hint at emerging affordability for aspiring buyers, Zillow said.

All-cash home purchases hit a six-year March low of 28.9%, as a buyer-friendly market reduced the need to use cash to stand out, with sellers outnumbering buyers by a record-near margin, Redfin found.

Home prices rose 0.7% annually in March, down from a 0.8% increase in the previous month, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller home price index.

The share of sellers dropping their asking price fell in April as buyer demand picked up, though Sun Belt markets — especially in Texas — still saw widespread price cuts.

Prices rose 0.32% last month on a seasonally adjusted basis, equal to a 3.9% annualized rate, according to ICE Mortgage Technology's mortgage monitor report.

More than half of the major metropolitan markets in the United States posted year-over-year price declines in February, according to a new report.

March home sales increased 31.6% from February, the largest month-over-month jump since 37.4% in 2023, according to Remax's latest national housing report.

The effective tax rate, measuring taxes relative to home prices, also increased to its highest mark in five years, according to Attom's analysis.

Mortgage rates rising nearly 40 basis points from early-year lows have pushed some buyers out of the market, even as inventory and affordability remain better than a year ago, ICE Mortgage Technology found.

Nearly 18 million homeowners in the 100 largest U.S. metros paid HOA or condo fees in 2024, with 2.6 million paying $500 or more monthly, according to a new LendingTree report.

Home prices increased 0.9% year-over-year and 0.1% month-over-month in January, according to the S&P Cotality Case-Shiller national home price index.

There were an estimated 630,000, or 46.3%, more home sellers than buyers in the United States in February, according to a Redfin report.

Two top housing platforms disagree on the best week to list in 2026, but both agree a rare window for sellers is opening this spring.