Cash purchases accounted for 31.4% of home sales during the first four months of 2026, down from 32.3% in the same period last year, according to data from Realtor.com. While total home sales fell 8.5% year-over-year, the number of cash sales dropped by 11.2% as the...
Renting a starter home remains less expensive than buying in all 50 of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas, according to a new report from Realtor.com. Across the 50 largest metros, the monthly cost of buying a starter home was $2,553 in July. The national...
Data centers are popping up in lower-income neighborhoods, fewer retail stores are shutting down, and British homebuyers are looking for air-conditioned residences. From the wild and wooly world of real estate, here are our Hits and Misses for the week of Aug. 10-14....
In case you’re wondering which housing market has the “Hottest ZIP Code,” Realtor.com has the answer. Based on data compiled between January and June, Realtor.com created its rankings based on an algorithm that considers market demand as measured by unique viewers per...
The national median list price was $428,950 in July, essentially unchanged from June but down 2.4% from one year before. According to a data report from Realtor.com, July marked the ninth consecutive month of annual price declines. At the same time, the share of...
Inflation Expectations Hit Three-Year High as Rent Outlook Climbs to 6.8%
