Homeowners made a 44.1% profit on typical single-family home and condo sales during the first quarter of this year, according to data from ATTOM. That was down from 47.2% in the previous quarter and from 50.2% the first quarter of 2025. The profit margin percentage is...
Nearly 53,000 U.S. home-sale agreements fell through in March, equal to 13.4% of homes that went under contract that month. This share is up from 12.5% a year earlier and tied with 2023 as the highest March share on record, aside from the pandemic panic of 2020....
The concept of the starter home could soon become passe, according to the latest BMO Real Financial Progress Index report. The report, which polled 2,500 adults from Feb. 17 to March 18, found 65% of buyers expected their first purchase to be their forever home....
Mortgage application activity took a vibrant upswing during the week ending April 17, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 7.9% on a seasonally...
Pending home sales in March increased by 1.5% from February but were down by 1.1% from one year ago, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Month-over-month pending home sales increased in the Northeast and South but declined in the Midwest and West....