housing market

US faces 10M home shortage; White House outlines fix

April 18, 2026 Josh Boak

WASHINGTON, D.C. — White House economists estimate the United States has a shortage of 10 million houses, according to a new report out Monday — and say regulatory cuts could lead to more construction to […]

May home sales barely move as high mortgage rates, prices, weigh on housing market

June 28, 2025 Alex Veiga

NEW YORK — Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes edged higher in May, as stubbornly high mortgage rates and rising prices made homebuying less affordable even as the inventory of properties on the market continued […]

The average long-term US mortgage rate surges to 7.63%, holding at highest level since 2000

October 26, 2023 The Associated Press

The cost of financing a home surged again this week with the average long-term U.S. mortgage rate at its highest level since December 2000. The average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan rose to […]

Mortgage rates rise to 5.66%, weighing on housing market

September 3, 2022 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Average long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose to their highest level in two months this week, providing no relief for a slumping housing market. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac reported Thursday that the 30-year […]

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Small businesses feel the pinch from slowing housing market

September 2, 2022 Associated Press

CHARLOTTE — The chill in the housing market is rippling out to the carpenters, landscapers and other small businesses that lose out when fewer homeowners are renovating their properties. Inflation was already causing some homeowners […]

Re/Max CEO: Home prices can’t keep up double-digit gains

May 24, 2022 Alex Veiga, Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — The U.S. housing market is slowing as would-be buyers struggle with rising borrowing costs and a persistent shortage of properties for sale. Previously occupied home sales fell in February and March as […]

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MOORE: Beware the popping of the housing bubble

May 14, 2022 Stephen Moore

Washington never learns. Never. Politicians are like collective Alzheimer’s disease patients. They have no short-term memories. Does anyone remember 2008? It was only 14 years ago. Then, America suffered through one of the most significant […]

The Property Line: Don’t be misled by myths about iBuyers

January 17, 2022 Holden Lewis, NerdWallet

IBuyers are one of the few true innovations to hit the real estate industry in recent years. Yet consumers haven’t fully embraced them because of misconceptions about how iBuyers work, and what types of problems […]

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In a chaotic market demand and prices for homes in US soar

May 26, 2021 The Associated Press

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. housing market has gotten so out of whack, with demand far outpacing supply, that prices have risen to record levels and roughly half of all U.S. houses are selling for […]

Listing your home in 2021? Here’s what to know

May 25, 2021 Elizabeth Renter, NerdWallet

It’s a good time to be a home seller — homes are selling fast and for a premium — but that doesn’t mean you can jump into the market ill-prepared. Knowing what to expect can […]

housing market

US faces 10M home shortage; White House outlines fix

May home sales barely move as high mortgage rates, prices, weigh on housing market

The average long-term US mortgage rate surges to 7.63%, holding at highest level since 2000

Mortgage rates rise to 5.66%, weighing on housing market

Small businesses feel the pinch from slowing housing market

Re/Max CEO: Home prices can’t keep up double-digit gains

MOORE: Beware the popping of the housing bubble

The Property Line: Don’t be misled by myths about iBuyers

In a chaotic market demand and prices for homes in US soar

Listing your home in 2021? Here’s what to know

House Bill 889 would freeze reappraisals for one year
Property tax moratorium heads to House

House Bill 889 would freeze reappraisals for one year