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09/26/2025

New home sales in August 2025 reached the highest level since 2022, with a 20.5% increase from July, fueled by declining mortgage rates. Despite potential revisions, the data reflects improved housing market conditions.

Read the full breakdown here:

We got the highest levels of sales since 2022 but let's take a look at the report and see if those numbers are legit.

05/15/2025

The typical home bought in the U.S. hit a record age of 36 years in 2024—up from 27 years in 2012.

America’s housing stock is getting older by the year, and it’s not because buyers prefer vintage homes—it’s because we haven’t built enough new ones.

The typical home bought in the U.S. hit a record age of 36 years in 2024—up from 27 years in 2012. Buyers pay less for older homes (over 30 years old) than for newer homes (under five years old), but the gap is shrinking.

04/12/2025

This year, Gen Z (aged 18-25) made up just 3% of buyers and 2% of sellers. They're the least likely to have children in the home, and purchasing with the lowest household incomes. Like younger millennials, they purchase older homes than other buyers.

Learn about buyer and seller generational differences: types of homes bought and sold, financing needs, and what they want in a real estate professional.

02/26/2025

When disaster strikes, it can be difficult to make informed decisions rather than emotional ones. As homeowners start to focus on clean up and next steps from the wildfires, here are some ways you can help guide their decision about whether rebuilding is the best choice.

01/29/2025

With supply still limited relative to demand, 16% of homes sold above list price in December, down slightly from last month’s 18%:

This report is a key indicator of housing market strength based on a monthly survey sent to over 50,000 real estate practitioners.

01/03/2025

Housing supply is on the rise 🏘️

Active listings are rising in part because many homes are lingering on the market, causing supply to pile up.

Active listings are rising in part because many homes are lingering on the market, causing supply to pile up.

12/10/2024

Nationwide, new listings are up 3% year over year. Though that’s a modest increase, it’s the biggest in two months: bit.ly/3ZID4KA

The uptick in early-stage homebuying activity we saw immediately after the election is continuing, despite high home prices and mortgage rates.

10/25/2024

With new-home sales growing since 2022, why are housing starts at recessionary levels? Well, it’s a complicated story if you don’t know how the homebuilders operate, and not all homebuilders are the same.

The new home sales report beat estimates, but the last three months were revised lower in sales, without a recent spike in mortgage rates.

10/03/2024

Homebuyer demand gains steam in response to lower mortgage rates.

Redfin’s Homebuyer Demand Index is up 9% month over month, hitting its highest level since April, and mortgage locks have doubled.

09/19/2024

While an uptick in housing starts and lower mortgage rates are good news, economists don’t believe it will be enough to squelch the affordability crunch

While an uptick in housing starts is good news, economists don’t believe it will be enough to squelch the affordability crunch.

09/11/2024

54% of baby boomers say they’ll never sell their homes:

Half of baby boomers surveyed by Clever Real Estate said they will never sell their home, due largely to emotional and financial reasons.

09/04/2024

This week the available inventory of homes for sale inched down across the country. It was a lead up to the holiday weekend, so that’s not uncommon. But it is indicative that we’re roughly at the peak of inventory for the summer:

We're heading into the seasonal slowdown and mortgage rates probably won't deter this slowdown like they did in 2020.