The Latest Breaking News from Redfin

In a rare bit of good news, mortgage rates are the lowest they’ve been in months.

Swing states “have not been immune to the affordability crunch the country has been facing for the last several years,” Redfin’s senior economist said.

Mortgage rates won’t be going back down to the historical lows seen throughout the pandemic, the National Association of Realtors’ chief economist said.

Even though we’re “in a big hole” when it comes to housing supply, builders are backing off.

“Property owners might start jacking up rents again once all of the new apartments hitting the market fill up with tenants and there’s no longer so much supply, which could be the case in a year or two,” a Redfin senior economist said.

Mortgage applications and sales are weak, to say the least, off the back of dampening demand.

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“They are able to navigate these higher prices without as much of a ramification,” Realtor.com’s chief economist recently said.