Mortgage rates keep spiking, but there have been so many Americans lined up to buy homes, that increased costs haven’t deterred any demand. Do we have any signs that they might slow? Our...
Continue ReadingMortgage rates keep spiking, but there have been so many Americans lined up to buy homes, that increased costs haven’t deterred any demand. Do we have any signs that they might slow? Our...
Continue ReadingIf it were possible for the US housing market to get weirder, it is happening. Some unique measurements happening this week in the data that we’ve never seen before.
Continue ReadingIs it a bad time to buy a home? Lots of headlines and housing bears this week citing a Fannie Mae survey that said 65% of respondents now say it's a bad time to buy a house. Only 25% say...
Continue ReadingSellers across the country are remaining confident. Mortgage rates are up, but do buyers care? Homes keep selling fast and the available inventory keeps falling.
Continue ReadingAs the spring home buying market is almost upon us, the real question that we’re looking for in the data is not whether this boom is somehow ending, but rather how much more is it...
Continue ReadingFinancial markets are correcting very dramatically since the start of the year. Mortgage rates are at their highest in 2 years, since before the pandemic. The stock market is off 10% just...
Continue ReadingAs expected prices rose and available inventory dropped this week for single family homes around the country. It’s the middle of January and the first of the spring buying season homes are...
Continue ReadingThe early data is in and the market is starting the year: very hot. We are looking to prepare for bidding wars, big cash offers over asking sales, transactions happening. But there are some...
Continue ReadingNew Year new market? We hit a new record low of available real estate inventory this week. The big question is where does it stop? Does 2022 resume a more normal curve or are we stuck in...
Continue ReadingThis is the week’s Altos Research real estate market report. Each week Altos Research tracks every home for sale in the country, we analyze all the pricing, supply and demand, and all...
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