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Connecticut rolls back zoning limits to target housing shortage

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Connecticut will officially join other states in rolling back decades-old zoning limits to make ground-up homebuilding easier and more plentiful. Last Wednesday morning, Gov. Ned Lamont signed compromise legislation created during a special session in mid-November, months after he vetoed the original bill as the state addresses an estimated 100,000-unit housing shortage. According to sister-title […]

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December housing data provides early signals for 2026 market

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The month of December typically has the lowest weekly seasonal demand for housing, but it’s a big key to how the spring of 2026 will perform — if you know what housing data lines to focus on. Traditionally, I wouldn’t care so much about December housing data; however, post-COVID, the forward-looking seasonal demand data has

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Center for American Progress outlines plan to reduce housing costs

Center for American Progress outlines plan to reduce housing costs

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The Center for American Progress (CAP) recently put out a plan aimed at lowering housing costs nationwide by increasing construction and making homebuilding more affordable through federal efforts. The “Build, Baby, Build” proposal, published by CAP on Nov. 17, targets the nation’s estimated housing shortage of 2 million units, which the group says has contributed

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US homesellers pull stale listings off market as interest fades

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Homesellers in the US are yanking listings off the market, as the nation’s real estate sector stagnates.  Nearly 85,000 sellers removed their properties in September, the highest number for that month in eight years, according to Redfin. The number of stale listings — those sitting on the market for 60 days or more — jumped

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Total pending home sales reach multiyear high with mortgage rates near 6%

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The housing market experienced a slightly positive shift mid-June and is ending 2025 on even more positive news. Existing home sales have shown four consecutive months of year-over-year growth and our total pending home sales data has just reached a multiyear high for this calendar week. By tracking weekly housing demand we can see that

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Pittsburgh leads affordability, Austin inventory surges

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A new HousingWire Data deep-dive confirms widening affordability gaps and rising inventory in previously constrained markets — as well as strong regional patterns that favor the South for balance and the Midwest for price relief. Pittsburgh continues to stand out as the nation’s most affordable major metro, with a median list price of $240,000. Its

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Unlisted aims to unlock inventory by matching buyers and owners

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The idea for proptech firm Unlisted came to founder and CEO Katie Hill after she fell in love with a neighbor’s house and approached him about potentially buying it if he ever decided to sell. “It caught my eye and the only thing I could do was walk across the street one day when my

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Cooling home prices, stable inventory as buyers gain leverage

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The U.S. housing market continues to show signs of cooling as listing prices ease and inventory levels remain steady, according to most recent HousingWire data. As of Nov. 14, the median list price stood at $429,900, while new listings are entering the market at a median of $395,000. Homes are spending an average of 118

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Existing home sales show 4 months of year-over-year growth 

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Existing home sales posted another positive year-over-year print in October, marking the 4th straight month of year-over-year growth. Earlier in the year, I predicted that existing home sales would perform better than expected amid elevated mortgage rates. Since we were working with some of the lowest year-over-year comparisons in history from 2024, I anticipated growth

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US existing-home sales rose to eight-month high in October

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Sales of previously owned homes in the US rose in October to the fastest pace in eight months, as buyers took advantage of lower mortgage rates and gained the upper hand over sellers in some markets. Contract closings climbed 1.2% to an annual rate of 4.1 million last month, according to National Association of Realtors

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