The number crunchers at WalletHub are back with a new data analysis, this time with a ranking of the Best Real Estate Markets in 2026. For this report, WalletHub compared 300 cities across 17 key metrics including median home price appreciation, housing affordability,...
Mortgage application activity saw relatively little movement for the week ending Aug. 14, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA). The Market Composite Index, the MBA’s measure of mortgage loan application volume, dipped by a scant 0.4% on a...
Pending home sales in July declined by 2.3% month-over-month and 2.2% year-over-year, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR). Last month’s sales total was the lowest level since January. Regionally, month-over-month pending home sales declined across...
Single-family housing starts in July were at a rate of 808,000, which is 9.9% below the revised June figure of 897,000, according to data from the US Census Bureau and Department of Housing and Urban Development. Privately-owned housing starts in July were at a...
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...
Inflation Expectations Hit Three-Year High as Rent Outlook Climbs to 6.8%
