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Zillow Says Most Buyers Skip Mortgage Rate Shopping, Forfeiting About $1,100 a Year

Savings surge in high-cost metros, with San Jose buyers keeping about $4,750 a year from a half-point lower rate.

Over 75% of U.S. Listings Unaffordable as Australia’s First-Home Bar Rises to $180,000

San Francisco Board Passes Lurie’s ‘Family Zoning’ Upzoning Plan in 7–4 Vote

FHFA Lifts 2026 Conforming Loan Limit to $832,750 as Price Growth Cools

First-Time Buyers Reach Age 40 as Share Falls to Record Low, Fueling Housing Policy Clash

Zillow Finds Chicago’s Private MLS Listings Skew Toward White Neighborhoods

Foreclosures Rise in October as Florida Leads Nation and Tampa Tops Large Metros

50-Year Mortgage Idea Meets Skepticism as FHFA Weighs Feasibility and Legal Barriers

New Report Finds Boston-Area Affordability Sliding as Permits Fall, Leaving Starter Homes Out of Reach

First-Time Buyers Fall to Record Low as Median Age Hits 40, NAR Finds

First-Time Buyer Age Hits 40 as Share Falls to Record Low

Fed Rate Cuts Lift Cox's Push for 35,000 Utah Starter Homes by 2028

Gen Z Says Homebuying Is Harder but Stays Committed, Survey Finds

U.S. Foreclosures Climb 17% in Q3 2025 as Filings Top 101,000

Redfin’s New City Snapshots Show What $500,000 Buys in Today’s Housing Market

NYC Rent-Stabilized Hikes Take Effect as Protests Pressure Mayoral Candidates

Cotality Report Finds Average U.S. Homeowner Equity Down $9,200 in Q2

ATTOM Names Charlotte County, Fla., Most Vulnerable Housing Market in Q2 2025

U.S. Home-Purchase Cancellations Hit July Record

U.S. Housing Starts Rise to Five-Month High in July as Multifamily Surges, but Permits Hit Pandemic-Era Low