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Mortgage Applications Fall 5.3% Even as Borrowing Rates Ease for First Time in Two Months

Mortgage Applications Fall 5.3% Even as Borrowing Rates Ease for First Time in Two Months

by John G. Stevens | Oct 21, 2026 | Current News & Events, Market Snapshot, Mortgage Information

In brief: Mortgage rates finally moved lower last week, but homebuyers and refinancing borrowers pulled back anyway. The latest industry survey points to a fall housing market in which a modest improvement in financing costs is not enough to restore demand. U.S....
Buyers Gain Negotiating Power, but Higher Rates Erase $22,000 in Homebuying Budget

Buyers Gain Negotiating Power, but Higher Rates Erase $22,000 in Homebuying Budget

by John G. Stevens | Oct 19, 2026 | Market Snapshot, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market

In brief: A growing share of U.S. housing markets now gives buyers more room to negotiate, but that leverage is not translating into affordability. A new national market analysis finds that rising mortgage rates wiped more than $22,000 from the purchasing power of a...
Starter Homes Shrink to 36.2% of Listings as Entry-Level Price Threshold Hits $340,000

Starter Homes Shrink to 36.2% of Listings as Entry-Level Price Threshold Hits $340,000

by John G. Stevens | Oct 8, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market

Homes priced in the entry-level tier now account for 36.2% of active U.S. listings, down from 38.1% in August 2019, according to a Realtor.com analysis released October 8. Over that span, the national price threshold defining a starter home rose from about $260,000 to...
Realtor.com Expands RealAssist AI Into Agent Workspace Serving More Than 192,000 Agents

Realtor.com Expands RealAssist AI Into Agent Workspace Serving More Than 192,000 Agents

by John G. Stevens | Oct 6, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Agent Tools, Tech Trends

Realtor.com is expanding its RealAssist artificial-intelligence tools from consumer home search into the daily workflow of real estate agents, adding an AI layer to Realtor.com+ that can build searches, summarize client activity and recommend actions. The company...
13.9 Million Homes Could Change Hands as Boomer Housing Handoff Accelerates

13.9 Million Homes Could Change Hands as Boomer Housing Handoff Accelerates

by John G. Stevens | Oct 5, 2026 | Current News & Events, Market Snapshot

A long-discussed demographic shift in American housing is beginning to move from theory into measurable supply — but it is unlikely to deliver the starter-home windfall many buyers have been waiting for. A new Realtor.com Generational Housing Succession analysis...
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