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Home prices will fall for the first time since 2012, Redfin’s chief economist predicts, but they'll still be ‘out of reach’ for many buyers

Redfin expects home prices to fall 1% in the second and third quarters of next year and be flat in the first and last quarters, per its 2024 housing market forecast.

Fortune · Dec 6, 2023

Buying a home in the US is expensive – and that isn’t changing anytime soon

Even if there are fewer home buyers and prices have been falling slightly, they’re still much higher than pre-pandemic and for many, more unaffordable than ever

The Guardian - US · Jun 24, 2023

One of the weirdest housing markets ever—just look at these 12 maps

"The wild pandemic-era housing market made price growth trends more local than they had been since 2009," writes Redfin economist Taylor Marr.

Fortune · May 25, 2023

Homebuyers Are Backing Out Of Sales At Record Levels: Report

Homebuyers are backing out of property purchase deals at a level not seen since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data from Redfin (NASDAQ: RDFN).

Benzinga · Jul 11, 2022

The Crisis In Housing, Part 4: Waiting For A Crypto Future

Compared to other sectors of the wider economy, the housing and mortgage industries have traditionally been slower to embrace cutting-edge technologies and digital solutions. A myriad of reasons explain this pokey response to evolving change, ranging from the sector’s conservative risk tolerance to a lack of standardization in many evolving technologies.

Benzinga · Mar 31, 2022

22 acres in Seattle are about to hit the market. Will the site become more housing?

An expansive wooded plot of land on the western bank of Lake Washington will soon hit the market for sale, raising the prospect of a new single-family housing development in Seattle and prompting questions about what type of homes would best serve a growing city with a housing shortage.

Tribune News Service · Feb 17, 2022