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National housing-market trends, prices, inventory and sales.
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Seriously underwater mortgages rose to 3.2% of US homes in the second quarter, with Minnesota, Louisiana and Iowa leading. Here is where negative equity is concentrated and whether it points to a wave of distressed sales.
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US housing supply reached 4.9 months in August, the most in a decade, yet existing-home sales slipped 2%. Here is why more listings aren't pulling buyers in and where negotiating power is shifting.
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Housing analyst Jon Brooks says buyers are vanishing while sellers and builders cut prices. We separate what the numbers support from what is opinion, and explain how buyers can negotiate in a slower market.
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Mortgage rates near 7.5%, weak buyer demand and a record seller-buyer gap have frozen the US housing market. Here is what the numbers say about who is stuck, and what it means for you.
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Freddie Mac projects nearly 10 million baby boomers will age out of their homes over the next decade. Here's what that "silver tsunami" means for inventory, prices, and buyers.
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A viral warning claims home prices are "already down 40%." The underlying data shows something narrower but still worth watching: soft July retail sales, record-low savings, and real price cuts concentrated in Florida's new-build markets.
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