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Brokerage leaders express optimism for 2026 housing market conditions

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Real estate brokerage leaders are entering 2026 more confident and optimistic than they have in years, according to Delta Media Group’s Real Estate Leadership Report.  To compile the report, Delta Media Group surveyed more than 100 brokerage leaders representing firms that were collectively responsible for more than two-thirds of all U.S. home sales in 2025. […]

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Housing inventory and new listings show impact of winter weather

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I was amazed that the last Housing Market Tracker didn’t show much drama from the epic late-January snowstorm that impacted much of the U.S., but today’s tracker data got hit for sure. However, the housing market will be back in full force again soon. Last week, inventory declined, new listings data was negative year over

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Homebuying power improves as prices cool, inventory expands

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U.S. homebuyers are gaining ground on affordability as price growth slows and housing supply expands, according to the latest HousingWire Data through Jan. 24. While affordability challenges persist — despite mortgage rates trending lower — recent shifts are improving purchasing power and giving buyers more leverage than they had a year ago. Nationally, the median

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Lower mortgage rates boosting demand early in 2026

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Lower mortgage rates are driving increased housing demand in 2026, as shown by another positive week in our Housing Market Tracker data. Both weekly pending home sales and purchase application data posted gains last week — both week over week and year over year. My work over the years indicates that housing demand strengthens when

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Don’t count on the ‘silver tsunami’ for housing inventory surge

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Inherited homes accounted for a record share of U.S. property transfers in 2025, a shift in how housing supply reaches the market and challenging expectations that aging baby boomers who wish to downsize will unlock a surge of homes for sale. New data from Cotality shows that about 340,000 U.S. properties were transferred through inheritance

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Housing demand is off to a solid start in 2026

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Housing 2026 is off and going, and so far this year, with mortgage rates near 6% and mortgage spreads near normal levels, 2026 looks to be the first year of actual growth in existing home sales in years. Last week we had solid data in purchase apps and our weekly pending sales data — with

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The hottest housing markets in 2026

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The most competitive markets in the country are largely in the east, driven by constrained inventory and home-price growth. Processing Content Hartford, Connecticut topped Zillow’s list of the hottest housing markets in 2026, edging out Buffalo, New York, which placed first in each of the last two years. The 50 most populated metros were ranked

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Existing home sales outlook improves as mortgage rates stabilize

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Existing home sales have had a nice rise since mid-June, but what will it take for this sales growth trend to continue in 2026? Over the last few years, when rates drop noticeably, sales pick up, but then mortgage rates have shot up over 7% and taken away housing’s momentum. In 2026, are there key

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Homebuilder sentiment falls for first time in five months

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Confidence among US homebuilders unexpectedly fell in January, as costly sales incentives outweighed a recent boost from lower mortgage rates and the president’s housing proposals. Processing Content An index of market conditions from the National Association of Home Builders and Wells Fargo decreased 2 points to 37 in January, its first decline since August. That

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New-home sales slip in December despite annual gains

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New-home sales dropped in December compared with previous months, but remained above 2024 levels, according to new industry data. Processing Content Mortgage applications for new-home purchases decreased 15.2% on a seasonally-adjusted basis and 3% unadjusted from November to December, the Mortgage Bankers Association Builder Application Survey found. Compared with last December, applications increased 2.5%. “December

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