While most homeowners appreciate having a nearby grocery store, the store’s true value may depend on which chain runs it. In neighborhoods where a Trader Joe’s opens, home prices outperform the national... Read more »
From BLS: Total nonfarm payroll employment edged down by 92,000 in February, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.4 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment in health... Read more »
A group of Senate Democrats introduced a bill to exempt home construction materials from tariffs, a move the National Association of Home Builders has pushed for. S. 3943 would automatically exempt a... Read more »
We intended to dig into LGI Homes’ fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 earnings last week. Then the National Association of Home Builders’ International Builders’ Show happened in Orlando, and the days became a... Read more »
A delayed December new-home sales release showed a slight increase in 2025 over a year earlier, but median new-home sales prices decreased, reflecting a challenging homebuilding market weighed down by cost reductions,... Read more »
Buyers looking to purchase a home without overstretching their budget have their best chance of finding a relative bargain in markets where sellers are repeatedly slashing their asking prices. Realtor.com® researchers identified... Read more »
Let’s dive into what might be the biggest topic on many minds right now: housing prices. If you’re a homeowner, thinking about selling, or a hopeful buyer, listen up! The word on... Read more »
The housing market has shown signs of slowing down, but even so, 73% of metros areas still saw positive price gains in the last quarter of 2025. Year-over-year prices grew the fastest... Read more »
“We are seeing lead costs trend higher across the board,” said Praveen Chandramohan, senior vice president at Cotality Mortgage Data Solutions. “Because the ban removes a high-volume, low-cost source of data, lenders... Read more »
Today, February 9, 2026, is a pretty big day for anyone thinking about the cost of a home or the availability of places to live. The U.S. House of Representatives is taking... Read more »