housing affordability
Homeownership in some markets never makes financial sense
by Marian McPherson Jun 4
Why the spring housing market rebound never happened
Manage expectations, stay close to your clients and build the kind of trust that has a long shelf life
by Eric Bramlett Jun 2
New home sales falter under 'challenging' spring market
New residential sales declined 11.3% annually in April, as buyers wilted amid rising mortgage rates
by Marian McPherson May 28
S&P report dashes hope that 2026 will be a 'rebound' year
New data shows that home prices in many large markets just dipped
by Marian McPherson May 26
HUD targets construction costs as inventory gap persists
The agency targets regulatory costs, but economists cite lock-in and tariffs as bigger factors
by Jessi Healey May 21
New NAR metric shows homes remain out of reach for middle-income buyers
NAR and Realtor.com's Listing-Income Alignment Score reveals an affordability mismatch
by Jessi Healey May 20
Where the buyers are going: America's fastest-growing cities
The cities that grew fastest in 2025 are midsized, mostly Southern, and almost always building
by Nick Pipitone May 20
US home inventory isn't stabilizing — it's splitting at the seams
Compare you market to hundreds of others with Inman Market View's interactive maps and charts
by Daniel Houston May 20
NAR: Pending sales up, but supply crunch threatens affordability
NAR's Lawrence Yun said demand is being held back by tight supply and high mortgage rates
by Jessi Healey May 19
Homebuilder confidence ticks up, but the incentives tell the real story
A 3-point gain masks a market still defined by concessions
by Nick Pipitone May 19
Who will become real estate’s power brokers? A timeline of brokerage consolidation
Track the mergers and acquisitions reshaping residential brokerage since the NAR settlement
by AJ LaTrace May 19
Forget buyer's market vs. seller's market. 2026 is just plain weird
What 950 top real estate agents are seeing on the ground this spring
by Nick Pipitone May 13
Existing-home sales defy consumer gloom, NAR data shows
Affordability gains drove a modest April increase as consumer confidence hit historic lows
by Jessi Healey May 11
The Iran War's impact on the US housing market, explained
The economic shocks are compounding. The housing market is paying the price
by Nick Pipitone May 4
The markets that have shifted most in homebuyers' favor, ranked
A new report reveals where buyers have gained the most leverage since 2022
by Nick Pipitone May 1