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More than 162,000 Florida homes are now for sale
Florida now has more than 162,000 homes on the market, a sharp turn for a state that spent the pandemic years defined by bidding wars...
The typical Texas home lost 2.2% of its value this year
Texas homeowners watched a slice of their equity disappear over the past year as the state’s typical home value fell by 2.2 percent, according to...
Home prices around Cape Coral and Fort Lauderdale are forecast to fall 10.2% by mid-2026, the steepest drop in the country
Homeowners and prospective buyers in two of Florida’s fastest-growing metro areas face a sharp correction. Prices in the Cape Coral-Fort Myers and Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Sunrise...
In a slower market a buyer can ask the seller to cover closing costs, often worth thousands
Homebuyers shopping in markets where listings sit longer and competition cools are finding a concrete advantage at the negotiating table: they can ask sellers to...
Putting a lump sum toward your mortgage and asking for a recast lowers the monthly payment without refinancing
Homeowners sitting on savings from a bonus, inheritance, or property sale can reduce their monthly mortgage payment without touching the interest rate on their existing...
Refinance applications are running 62% higher than a year ago as 30-year mortgage rates slip back toward 6.3%
Homeowners with mortgages locked in above 7 percent now have a widening window to cut their monthly payments. Refinance applications are running 62 percent higher...
Home prices nationwide are up just 2% over the past year, with several big metros now falling
American homeowners watched their equity grow at the slowest pace in years during the first quarter of 2026, as U.S. house prices rose just 1.7%...
Drop private mortgage insurance once you owe under 80% of your home’s value
Homeowners paying private mortgage insurance on conventional loans can request its removal once their principal balance drops to 80% of the home’s original value, a...
Home sales just climbed to their highest level since October 2022, even with the typical 30-year mortgage near 6.57%
Buyers closed on more existing homes in May than in any month since October 2022, according to two separate industry trackers, even as the average...
San Francisco home prices jumped 10.9% in a year while neighboring San Jose fell 5.6% — the widest split among big metros
Homebuyers in the Bay Area are living through two sharply different markets separated by fewer than 50 miles. San Francisco home prices climbed 10.9% over...
San Francisco rents are rising faster than any major metro at 6.3% a year, while Austin’s keep falling, down 5.1%
Renters in San Francisco now face the fastest-rising apartment costs of any large U.S. metro, with asking rents up 6.3 percent year over year. Austin,...
Asking rents rose for a fourth straight month as summer moving season began
Renters searching for apartments this summer face rising sticker prices for the fourth consecutive month. Asking rents across U.S. multifamily properties climbed again in May...
The FTC is mailing refund checks to 444,131 renters who paid Invitation Homes hidden fees, and each check expires 90 days after it arrives
More than 444,131 renters who paid hidden charges to the nation’s largest single-family rental company are now receiving refund checks from the Federal Trade Commission....
Seattle home prices fell 2.5% in a year, the biggest drop of any major U.S. metro, with listings up 39%
Seattle homebuyers gained ground this spring as the city recorded a 2.5 percent year-over-year decline in home prices, the steepest drop among major U.S. metros,...
Once you owe less than 80% of your home’s value, you can demand your lender cancel private mortgage insurance
Millions of homeowners with conventional mortgages are paying a monthly surcharge they have a legal right to eliminate. Under federal law, borrowers whose loan balance...
Housing inventory keeps rising, yet homes are selling faster than a year ago
Homebuyers signed contracts on more properties this spring than at any point in the past year, even as the number of homes available for sale...
More homes are for sale than before the pandemic in 15 states
Homebuyers in fifteen states now have more properties to choose from than they did before the pandemic upended the housing market, a shift driven largely...
The typical U.S. apartment now rents for $1,379, down 1.5% in a year
Renters across the United States are paying slightly less than they did a year ago, with the national median apartment rent sitting at $1,379 per...
National home prices are up just 0.4% in a year, with declines spreading across the South
Homeowners and prospective buyers across the Sun Belt are facing a new reality: national single-family home prices grew just 0.4% year-over-year in April 2026, and...
San Francisco home prices rose 8.1% in three months while metro New York fell 2.3%
San Francisco metro home prices surged 8.1 percent over three months, the sharpest quarterly gain in eight years, while metro New York prices dropped 2.3...