Bright MLS: Housing market shifts toward necessity, balance
The survey found that nearly 75% of agents had buyers pause their home search — an increase from less than two-thirds in Q2 2024.
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Agents say Cape Coral’s housing market is correcting, not crashing
Agents who spoke with HousingWire think that the southwest Florida city is experiencing a natural market correction — not a collapse.
How to think about home prices for the rest of 2025
Home sales have continued to disappoint through the peak buying season and are only now just showing some growth over last year.
Two maps that show where the housing market is struggling
Grades on market conditions for both the resale and new-home markets show that sentiment among agents and builders is souring.
More home sellers and home sales in May
The risk for this market is mortgage rates going higher. Even as the stock market has rebounded, the bond market has kept rates high.
Home sales disappoint at the end of April
Weekly single-family home sales came in 8% below the same time last year, and condo sales came in 19% fewer.
Easter-driven home sales dip masks recent growth
Last week’s pending home sales fell to 68,000 single-family contracts, a Easter lull that marks the first sub-2024 weekly tally in six weeks.
The typical homeowner saw their property tax bill rise 2.7% last year
Attom said the average tax bill rose to $4,172, up 2.7% from 2023. That increase was smaller than the 4.1% hike seen the year before.
Did recent wild mortgage rate swings impact housing data?
Until the markets gain some clarity on the tariffs, the economic data is taking a back seat. Mortgage rates and purchase apps are up.
First American: Home sales are weaker than they seem
First American’s Mark Fleming said the slowdown is tied to the mortgage rate lock-in effect and older homeowners who choose to age in place.