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New-home buyers pay lower mortgage rates, by about half of a percentage point New construction median list prices dip and shrink the price gap with existing homes to its lowest level since 2020 Builders are delivering smaller, lower-priced homes in 26 of the top 100 U.S. metros AUSTIN, Texas , May 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- New homes are offering an affordability edge in today's challenging housing market, according to the Realtor.com ®  New Construction Quarterly Report . In the first quarter of 2025, the median list price for newly built homes fell slightly year-over-year to $448,393, reducing the price gap with existing homes to its lowest first-quarter level in five years.

Americans now need to earn $114,000 to afford the median-priced home Pending home sales fall for the fourth straight month YoY, down 3.2% Active listings rise 30.6% YoY, surpassing April 2020 levels Price reductions hit 18.0% of listings AUSTIN, Texas , May 1, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- A U.S. household now needs to earn $114,000 annually to afford a median-priced home. That's up 70.1% from $67,000 just six years ago according to the Realtor.com ®  April Housing Trends Report.

New ranking from Local Logic and Realtor.com® reveals the best cities for walking, biking, and commuting without a car; the Northeast and California's Bay Area lead the way with Hoboken, N.J.; Cambridge, Mass.

New listings hit highest March level in three years, rising 10.2% annually Pending home sales drop 5.2% YoY in larger metro areas as buyers hesitate Price drops hit their highest share for any March since 2016 AUSTIN, Texas , April 3, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. housing market saw signs of continued recovery this spring, with more homes hitting the market and total inventory rising for the 17th straight month, according to the March Housing Trends Report from Realtor.com ® . However, rising price drops and slipping pending home sales suggest that buyers are proceeding with caution, likely due to current economic unknowns and growing concerns among consumers around their personal finance situations.

Highest number of days: Hawaii (17 days), California (15 days), Massachusetts (15 days) and Montana (15 days). Lowest number of days: Kansas (7 days), Missouri (7 days), Indiana (7 days), Illinois (7 days), West Virginia (7 days), Michigan (7 days), and Ohio (6 days)  AUSTIN, Texas , April 2, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The median national home price in the U.S.  is $412,000 and for Americans looking to buy a home, the magic number of days required to work per month to afford the mortgage payment is 10, according to Realtor.com ®  data.

Rent jumps are expected in: New York, N.Y., Kansas City, Mo.

Average U.S. median asking rents reached $1,703, declining a moderate 0.2% year over year AUSTIN, Texas , Feb. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Most metros have become more affordable for both buyers and renters in the past year; however, renting a median-priced unit is still more affordable for median wage earners than buying the median priced for-sale listing in all major U.S. metros except Detroit and Pittsburgh, according to the  Realtor.com ® January Rent Report . Last January there were six markets where buying was less expensive than renting, which shows the impact of the consistent retreat of rental prices and the persistence of high mortgage rates.

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Newly listed homes increase 37.5% month-over-month Homes actively for sale increase 24.6% compared with last year Share of listings with price cuts grows 15.6% compared with the same time last year SANTA CLARA, Calif. , Jan. 30, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Despite recent increases in mortgage rates, January showed a promising change in seller activity as newly listed homes grew 37.5% month-over-month, according to the Realtor.com® January Monthly Housing Report.

New Report from Realtor.com® Finds Edwards, Colo., Myrtle Beach, S.C.