January 2026: New Home Sales Started The Year At The Lowest Level Since October 2022
There were 587,000 (SAAR) new single-family home sales nationwide in January. That’s 17.6% below the revised December rate of 712,000. Sales of newly built homes were 11.3% below the January 2025 estimate, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. The median price of new houses sold was $400,500, down 6.
An Expanding Supply of Rentals Keeps Rent Growth in Check (February Rental Report)
The year-over-year increase in the typical U.S. asking rent eased to 1.9% in February, according to the Zillow Observed Rent Index. Nearly 40% of rental listings on Zillow offered concessions, such as free rent or waived fees, in February. While affordability is improving, a household needs to earn
Affordability Has Improved in All 50 States
For the past few years, affordability has been what’s stopped a lot of buyers in their tracks. Maybe it stopped you, too.At some point you probably did the math, looked at the monthly payment, and decided to pause your search and wait for things to get better. But here’s something you may have misse
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