Housing markets

Activity from smaller mom-and-pop investors dominates the segment, but their impact on overall housing prices might be overstated, Corelogic's research found.

The residential market is expected to face challenges from stubbornly high mortgage rates and limited supply in 2025, particularly after Fed Chair Jerome Powell's comments on Wednesday indicating fewer rate cuts are coming.

Boomer wealth surged by $19 trillion in just under five years, with approximately half coming from home equity, according to new Freddie Mac research.

Contract closings increased 4.8% to an annualized rate of 4.15 million in November, the most since March, according to data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors.

US new-home construction unexpectedly fell in November as a drop in multifamily projects mitigated a rebound in starts of single-family houses, solely in the storm-ravaged South.  

Gross profit returns fell in a range that could easily be erased on renovation, mortgage and tax charges, Attom said.

Consumers are signing more multi-month viewing contracts with agents and requesting homeowners insurance incentives from sellers, a Homelight survey finds.

A New York Times report suggests the majority of the NAR affiliate's grants to right-leaning organizations are out-of-line with its housing-related mission.

Fannie Mae's Consumer Housing Sentiment Index rose in November, continuing its steady climb and showing significant improvement compared to the same period last year.

The share of underwater mortgages also grew for the first time in almost two years during the third quarter, Corelogic found.