Nearly 44% of homes currently for sale are subject to a monthly homeowners association (HOA) fee, according to a new data report from Realtor.com. That share is up slightly from 43.6% in 2025, but it is also up significantly from 34.3% in pre-pandemic 2019. Roughly...
A total of 2,619 down payment programs were active during the fourth quarter of 2025, according to a new data report from Down Payment Resource (DPR). While the total count is five programs fewer than during the third quarter, it is also 6% greater than the 2,466...
Mortgage rates inched up slightly in the latest Primary Mortgage Market Survey published by Freddie Mac (OTCQB: FMCC). The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 6.09% as of Jan. 22, up from last week when it averaged 6.06%. A year ago at this time, it averaged 6.96%....
December home sales were up by 14.9% from November and were 5.0% higher on a year-over-year measurement, according to a survey of 52 metro areas by REMAX. December’s median sales price of $434,000 was only 1.1% higher than the $429,000 price recorded one year...
President Trump took to the lectern at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, to deliver his much-promoted speech designed to outline his administration’s efforts to encourage affordable homeownership. However, the speech offered no new ideas and gave the...
Zillow Cuts Its Late-2026 Home Sales Outlook as Rents Accelerate
