Why lower home prices aren’t bringing buyers back to the housing market
The search for housing affordability is getting harder as mortgage rates top 7%, with weakening contract activity in Omaha, Huntsville and Tulsa
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Pending home sales are falling, but the slowdown isn’t hitting every market
Falling pending sales are revealing a more uneven housing market
Housing Market Spotlight: The housing market signal to watch as rates top 7%
New listings and pending sales can offer an early look at whether buyer demand is losing ground
Housing Market Spotlight: When housing market signals don’t agree
Comparing new listings, pending sales and active inventory reveals when local housing market signals agree and when a divergence is worth a closer look
Housing Market Spotlight: Price cuts and the battle for leverage
Home price cuts are nearing 2025 levels nationally, but HousingWire Data shows very different trends in Kansas City, Minneapolis and San Antonio.
Housing demand is concentrating where affordability still works
Housing demand in 2026 is concentrating in markets where pricing, affordability and transaction activity remain aligned.
Homebuyer aid broadens to middle class amid price pressures
Homebuyer assistance has moved far beyond the scope of poverty relief — growing into an economic strategy to preserve homeownership.
Housing market demand is holding, but pricing gaps are breaking deals
Housing demand is holding as mortgage rates rise. New data points to growing friction between buyers and sellers across markets.
Regional markets back demand resilience as rate pressure builds
Housing demand remains resilient across major metros as mortgage rates rise. Texas, California and Midwest markets sustaining pending sales.
Housing market weathers storm disruption, sets up for spring
New listings and pending sales dipped in late January, driven by a snowstorm rather than broader housing market trends.