U.S. Housing Market Updates
View up-to-the-moment updates on the U.S. Housing Market. To receive weekly updates to your email inbox, click the "subscribe" button below. Subscribe to UpdatesCurrent U.S. Housing Market News
Get the top headlines in the current U.S. housing market in the articles below. Do you have news you would like to contribute? Submit a guest post here. To receive weekly updates with the top U.S. housing market updates and more sent to your mailbox, subscribe by clicking the button below.
California Program to Offer Mortgage Relief to Disaster Victims
Eligible homeowners will be able to apply for grants covering up to three months of mortgage payments, up to $20,000 total. Continue Reading California Program to Offer Mortgage Relief to Disaster Victims
Richard Simmons’ Hollywood Hills Estate Listed for $6.9 Million
Simmons acquired the property for $670,000 in the early 1980s when his celebrity status began to rise. Continue Reading Richard Simmons’ Hollywood Hills Estate Listed for $6.9 Million
Additional Reading: MOST POPULAR U.S. HOUSING MARKET News & Headlines
Ground Broken for New 770-Acre Master-Planned Community in Texas
The community will include approximately 2,400 single-family home lots. Continue Reading Ground Broken for New 770-Acre Master-Planned Community in Texas
California Home Sales Slumped in January
January’s statewide median price of $838,850 was down 2.6% from December’s $861,020. Continue Reading California Home Sales Slumped in January
Buyers Willing to Pay Nearly 4% More for a Remodeled Home Rather Than a Fixer-Upper
Zillow found that remodeled listings on its platform generated 26% more daily saves. Continue Reading Buyers Willing to Pay Nearly 4% More for a Remodeled Home Rather Than a Fixer-Upper
Mortgage rates drop after CPI report, but the housing market is far from out of the woods
Source: CNBC News --- The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 6.28% Tuesday, according to Mortgage News Daily. It is now at the lowest level since mid-September. The decline came after a lower-than-expected reading of November’s consumer price...
As US home prices decline, number of buyers with underwater mortgages swells
Source: Fox Business --- An alarming number of new homeowners are discovering they owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth as surging interest rates send housing prices spiraling down. About 250,000 Americans who took out a mortgage this year to buy a...
Is the housing market about to crash?
Source: MPA Mag --- Given the economic downshift seen this year, there is a question on virtually everyone’s mind: Is the housing market about to crash or in danger of collapsing soon? While nobody has a crystal ball to glimpse into the future, one pundit shared his...
Volatility Continues as Lumber Prices Normalize
Source: NAHB --- The prices of building materials decreased 0.3% in November (not seasonally adjusted) following 0.5% and 0.1% declines in September and October, respectively, according to the latest Producer Price Index (PPI) report. The index has decreased five of...
Real Estate Data: Is Mortgage Demand Falling As Buyers Respond To High Interest Rates, Low Supply?
Source: Forbes --- Key takeaways Mortgage applications fell 1.9% from the previous week for the week ending on December 2, with many potential homebuyers likely waiting to see what the rate hike announcements will be like this week. Mortgage rates fell for the fourth...
Pandemic gains in American wealth are melting away
Source: Axios --- Low-interest rates giveth, high-interest rates taketh away. What happened: American households saw the third consecutive quarterly decline in net worth during Q3, as stocks were pummeled by rising interest rates. Why it matters: Household net worth —...
Fed hikes interest rate by smaller 0.5 percentage point to curb inflation. But it predicts higher peak rates.
Source:USA Today --- WASHINGTON – The Federal Reserve is going slower but aiming higher. The Fed agreed to raise its key short-term interest rate by half a percentage point Wednesday, dialing back from recent outsize hikes as it draws up an end game in its aggressive...
Is the U.S. Headed for a Housing Market Crash in 2023?
Source: Newsweek --- High mortgage rates, soaring inflation, rapid growth over the past couple of years and other factors have been at the center of recent discussions on the fate of the U.S. housing market. Though some experts—such as Barry Sternlicht, CEO of the...
What’s Going On With the Housing Market?
Source: Mansion Global --- Home sales have plunged. Buyers, facing the fastest-rising mortgage rates in decades, are scrapping their plans. And forecasters have rarely disagreed so much over where the market goes next. By many measures, the housing market entered a...
Mortgage rates drop after CPI report, but the housing market is far from out of the woods
Source: CNBC --- The average rate on the 30-year fixed mortgage dropped to 6.28% Tuesday, according to Mortgage News Daily. It is now at the lowest level since mid-September. The decline came after a lower-than-expected reading of the November’s consumer price index,...
