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Interest Rates

Weekly real estate market update 8/7/26… waiting for lower mortgage rates? read this

The market continues to move along ahead of last year, following the same trajectory. Showing activity is also steady, ahead of last year. New and coming soon listings are slowing...
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Insurance Costs

Weekly real estate market update 7/31/26… average home insurance costs by state

This week’s market data is pretty unremarkable, basically holding steady. Good news is activity is still ahead of last year. Showing activity is slowing down, right on trend. Planning to...
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Real Estate Investment

Weekly real estate market update 7/24/26… why real estate is still America’s favorite investment

Showing activity is persistently hovering a little above last year… supporting the claim that real estate is still America’s favorite investment. New and coming soon listings dropped a bit, but...
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Historical Median Sales Price Top1

June 2026 housing market update… prices continue to rise

Year-over-year increase in median sales price in June 2026 was the highest so far this year, at an increase of 2.1% to $410,000. You can see in the chart below...
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Ytd Market Stats   2026 07 17 Top

Weekly real estate update 7/17/26… new listings up, down payments are smallest since 2021

Market stats popped up again this week, right on cue. What is noteworthy is how much higher new listings jumped compared to last year. Interesting to note that price reductions...
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Government Interventions Shape Housing Affordability And Impact On Real Estate Market In Urban Settings

New landmark housing law

The 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act officially became law this week with overwhelming bipartisan support. It became law automatically without President Donald Trump’s signature because he neither signed nor...
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July 4   Flag

Weekly real estate market update 6/26/26… market is slowing down for the holiday

Market stats this week are slowing down… only exception is multiple offers which showed only a negligible lift. New and pending listing are still ahead of last year, following the...
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Holding Steady

Weekly real estate market update 6/19/26… holding steady

Nothing really stands out this week… except the market is holding pretty steady. New and pending listings continue to hover above last year. Are you waiting for prices to come...
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