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]]> Affordability and Homebuilding: State-by-State Report Cards /research/state-report-cards-2025/ Thu, 24 Apr 2025 10:00:24 +0000 /research/?p=8674 States have a clear mandate to address housing affordability, so we are assigning grades based on…

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]]> New-Home Sales Make a Surprising Jump Led by Affordable Inventory /research/new-home-sales-march-2025/ Wed, 23 Apr 2025 15:54:23 +0000 /research/?p=8825 New home sales jumped in March despite still-high mortgage rates and the beginning of a decline…

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]]> Video: April 18, 2025 Economic and Housing Market Update /research/video-economic-and-housing-market-update-april-18-2025/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 20:35:36 +0000 /research/?p=8813 To keep up with the rapid changes in the economy and housing market, the Realtor.com economics…

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]]> Mixed Results for New Construction in March Prior to Tariff Challenges /research/new-home-construction-march-2025/ Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:02:08 +0000 /research/?p=8808 New residential construction activity was mixed in March, with permits rising slightly month over month (+1.6%)…

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]]> Home Purchase Sentiment Falls in March Due to Economic Uncertainty /research/march-2025-hpsi/ Mon, 07 Apr 2025 16:16:48 +0000 /research/?p=8751 In March the Fannie Mae Home Purchase Sentiment Index dropped by 3.5 points to 68.1, its…

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]]> Mortgage Rates Continue To Slide Into April—Too Soon To See Tariff and Market Impact Changes /research/freddie-mac-mortgage-rates-april-3-2025/ Thu, 03 Apr 2025 16:08:56 +0000 /research/?p=8737 The Freddie Mac rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage had another minor retreat this week,…

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]]> Tariff Announcement – April 2nd 2025 /research/tariff-announcement-april-2nd-2025/ Wed, 02 Apr 2025 22:40:16 +0000 /research/?p=8722 On Wednesday, President Trump announced a broad swath of tariffs in an attempt to raise revenue…

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]]> Minor Mortgage Rate Relief This Week: A 2 Basis Point Drop to 6.65% /research/freddie-mac-mortgage-rates-march-27-2025/ Thu, 27 Mar 2025 16:01:46 +0000 /research/?p=8698 The Freddie Mac rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage dipped slightly this week, falling 2…

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]]> New-Home Sales Picked Up in February, Driven by Affordable Inventory /research/new-home-sales-february-2025/ Tue, 25 Mar 2025 14:56:09 +0000 /research/?p=8670 New home sales picked up slightly in February after a weaker January. The number of sales…

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