Housing inventory

Applications to build, a proxy for future construction, fell to an annualized 1.53 million units, as single-family family permits fell to early pandemic levels.

More than 30 million homes in the U.S. are mortgage-free, with Florida — which has the highest proportion of retirees — the state with the biggest percentage of free and clear residences, suggesting it's better shielded from a decline in real estate prices.

U.S. pending home sales sank last month by the most since the immediate aftermath of the pandemic, illustrating a swift and steep downturn for a housing market beset by soaring borrowing costs.

The collapse in U.S. home construction during the third quarter took its biggest chunk from gross domestic product in nearly 15 years as surging mortgage rates dealt a hammer blow to demand.

PulteGroup Inc. reported plunging demand for its homes and a spike in canceled deals for the third quarter. But the shares rose, showing just how the bar has been "lowered" for builders navigating the U.S. housing slump.

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell for an eighth straight month in September, underscoring how soaring mortgage rates are punishing the housing market. 

New U.S. home construction declined in September and permit applications for single-family dwellings fell, adding to evidence that the highest mortgage rates in two decades are sapping demand and discouraging new builds.

As higher mortgage rates bite harder, the number of metro Atlanta home sales in September fell and the selling prices stopped rising.

But conspicuously missing from the mortgage industry's discussions about affordability, housing equity and the future health of our industry is the growing, disruptive influence of single-family home investors, particularly institutional investors, writes the president of Down Payment Resource.

U.S. pending home sales fell in August for the seventh time this year, extending the housing market's downturn as high borrowing costs sideline prospective buyers.

U.S. sales of new homes unexpectedly rose in August, representing a break in an otherwise rapid descent this year for a housing market still at risk of further deterioration as mortgage rates climb.

When voters in Oakland, Berkeley and South San Francisco receive ballots in the mail next month, they'll be asked whether their cities should be allowed to help build more desperately needed affordable housing.

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell for the seventh straight month in August as rising mortgage rates continued to erode affordability and deal a considerable blow to the housing market. 

August's 0.3% drop in prices from July was the largest in 11 years, according to the raw Zillow Home Value Index.

A gauge of U.S. homebuilder sentiment declined for a ninth straight month in September as mortgage rates continued to climb, further accelerating the housing-market cool-down.

U.S. pending home sales fell in July for the sixth time this year to the lowest level since the start of the pandemic, extending the housing market's sharp downturn as high borrowing costs sideline prospective buyers.

Sales of previously owned U.S. homes fell for a sixth straight month in July in the latest indication of how high borrowing costs and waning demand are propelling the housing market's rapid decline.

New U.S. home construction fell in July by more than forecast to the slowest pace since early last year as builders adjusted to a pullback in demand and a pickup in inventory.

A gauge of U.S. homebuilder sentiment declined for an eighth-straight month, marking the worst stretch since the housing market collapsed in 2007 amid higher borrowing costs and elevated prices.

The affordability crisis is expanding as Americans move back to big cities and some areas suffer a housing shortage.