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U.S. Home Prices Tick Up as Mortgage Costs Keep Buyers on the Sidelines

Case-Shiller's June data show modest nominal gains, inflation outpacing price rises, higher mortgage costs keeping real home values lower.

July Home Closings Jump While Zillow Says Future Sales Pipeline Is Running Dry

May U.S. Home Prices Tick Up but Remain Below Inflation

Congressional Housing Package Becomes Law After President Declines to Sign

U.S. New-Home Sales Drop to 580,000 as Supply Rises to 10.3 Months

Midwest Leads Spring Rebound in U.S. Housing Market

GTA Sales Rebound as Prices Fall and Buyers Keep Leverage

U.S. New-Home Sales Jump in March as Prices Hit Lowest Since 2021

U.S. Housing Starts Jump to 1.5 Million in March as Permits Fall

White House Puts 10 Million-Home Shortfall at Center of Housing Strategy

Zillow Preview Nears 60 Brokerage Partners After Adding 28 More

U.S. New-Home Sales Plunge to 3½-Year Low in January

Realtor.com Names April 12–18 the Best Week to List a Home in 2026

Florida House Plan to Phase Out Homestead Property Taxes Over 10 Years Advances Toward Ballot

Mass. Senate Rejects Wu’s Tax-Shift Plan, Backs ‘Tax Shock’ Alternative

Mortgage Rates Finish 2025 at 6.15% as Buyer Interest Starts to Rebound

Michael Burry Discloses Large Fannie and Freddie Stakes, Predicts IPO-Driven Upside

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

Pending Home Sales Rebound 1.9% in October as Lower Rates Draw Buyers

Mortgage Demand Slips as Volatile Bond Market Keeps Rates in the Low-6% Range