Market Data + Trends The Housing Market Is Stuck in Limbo—Is a Soft Landing Ahead? A summer slump in the housing market has both buyers and sellers waiting for conditions to improve, but as the Fed prepares to make its next move, experts say a soft landing could signal balance ahead
Economics Why Some Economists Say the US Housing Recession Is Over An uptick in pending home sales paired with more stable home price gains may mean that the 2023 housing recession is coming to an end
Financing No Relief for Summer Buyers as the Rate Hike Saga Continues The Federal Reserve continues to raise its rates amid stubborn inflation in the U.S. economy, and the housing market is suffering the consequences
Building Materials June Price Index Data Show Building Material Price Growth Slowing The latest Producer Price Index report shows prices declining for goods inputs to residential construction—another signal that inflation is cooling
Economics How Does Today’s Housing Market Compare With the 1981 Recession? Today's high-cost housing market isn't the most unaffordable homebuying landscape on record. According to Realtor.com, Baby Boomers had it worse
Financing Mortgage Rates Just Reached Their Highest Average of the Year The Federal Reserve isn't backing down in its efforts to tame persistent inflation, and the housing market is its No. 1 target
Economics What Effect Will the End of Student Loan Forbearance Have on the Economy? When the longstanding federal student loan payment pause expires this fall, consumers will adjust their spending
New-Construction Projects US Construction Spending Accelerates as Housing Starts Rise U.S. construction spending exceeded expectations in May amid rising demand in the new-home market
Affordability Everything’s Bigger in Texas, Including Home Price Drops After years of record appreciation and red-hot sales, home prices are beginning to fall across the U.S., and Texas is leading the charge
Economics Could the Housing Market Dip Back Into Another Recession? Experts are weighing the risks of another housing recession as supply increases despite weak economic conditions
