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Report: Typical Homebuyer’s Down Payment at $64,000

Report: Typical Homebuyer’s Down Payment at $64,000

by Phil Hall | Jun 2, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The typical homebuyer’s down payment in March was $64,000 in March, a 1.5% year-over-year decline. According to a new data report from Redfin, the typical homebuyer puts down 15% of a home’s purchase price, compared to 16.1% in March 2025. Redfin analyzed county...
Investors Less Active in the Q1 Housing Market

Investors Less Active in the Q1 Housing Market

by Phil Hall | May 28, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate Investing, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Investor purchasing of homes were down by 6% year-over-year in the first quarter, the lowest level since the start of the pandemic 2020. According to data from Redfin, the last time investors bought so few homes was in 2016. Real estate investors purchased 19% of...
Report: 29% of Homebuyers Made All-Cash Purchases

Report: 29% of Homebuyers Made All-Cash Purchases

by Phil Hall | May 27, 2026 | Current News & Events, Mortgage Information, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Roughly three in 10 homebuyers (28.8%) in March eschewed mortgage financing to pay for residential properties with all-cash transactions. According to a data report from Redfin, that share was down from 29.8% one year before and tied with 2021 for the lowest March...
Luxury Home Prices Up by Nearly 4%

Luxury Home Prices Up by Nearly 4%

by Phil Hall | May 26, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

The median luxury home sale price for the three months ending April 30 was $1.39 million, a 3.6% year-over-year increase. According to data from Redfin, the annual rise in the median luxury home sale price more than double the 1.4% gain in non-luxury sale prices....
New Report Tracks Slowing in Home Sale Agreement Cancelations

New Report Tracks Slowing in Home Sale Agreement Cancelations

by Phil Hall | May 21, 2026 | Current News & Events, Real Estate News, U.S. Housing Market, WRE News Exclusive

Roughly 47,000 home sale agreements fell through in April, according to a new data report from Redfin. That represents 13.4% of properties that went under contract that month and a scant decline (-0.1 percentage points) from March. April’s cancelation rate tied with...
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