D.R. Horton Cuts Its Sales Forecast. Here's What Sellers Need to Know.
America's largest homebuilder is deliberately selling fewer homes to protect margins. That trade-off tells sellers a lot about pricing reality right now.
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Housing Market — page 3
Coverage of housing inventory, home sales, new construction and buyer demand, and how supply and demand shifts change a seller's leverage and timeline.
Housing Market · Pennsylvania
Yolanda Hadid Pulls $10.88M Pennsylvania Farm Off Market Again
Her Bucks County estate has now been listed and delisted twice. What her reversal tells sellers about pricing, timing, and the cost of hesitation.
Rates Above 6.64% and a New Iran Conflict Are Testing the Housing Market
Mortgage rates are pressing the top of their 2026 range. Here's what sellers need to know about buyer demand, inventory, and your likely net proceeds.
Inventory Hits a Post-Pandemic High — and Sellers Are Feeling It
Active listings topped 840,000 in June 2026. That changes your pricing strategy, your timeline, and what you'll net at closing.
Record Home Prices, Better Affordability: What Sellers Need to Know
Wages are outpacing price growth and mortgage rates have eased. Here's how that shifts buyer demand—and what it means for your sale.
Builder Confidence Hits 15-Month Low. Here's What That Means for Sellers.
The NAHB index dropped to 34 in July—its 15th straight month below 40. Existing-home sellers need to understand what that number signals about pricing and timing.
Pending Sales Dropped 5.4% in June. Here's What That Means If You're Selling
Mortgage rates hit a 10-month high in June and buyer contract signings fell hard. Sellers need to understand what's coming for their timeline and bottom line.
Housing Market · New York
Buffalo Is the Only Major U.S. City That's Never Hit 100°F — Here's What That Costs
Climate stability is reshaping insurance premiums, buyer demand, and pricing power in ways sellers everywhere need to understand right now.
Cell Towers Can Cut Your Home's Value by Up to 7.6%
Research and real-world sales data show proximity and sightlines to cell towers reduce sale prices—here's what sellers within 1,500 feet need to know.
Housing Market · Oregon
Bend, Oregon's Luxury Market Has Quietly Rewritten the Rules
Seven-figure listings in Bend jumped 372% since 2017 and held nearly all their gains. Here's what that means if you own property there.
June Home Sales Slip, but Prices Hit a Record $440,600
Existing-home sales fell 2.4% last month while the median price climbed to an all-time high. Here's what that tension means if you're planning to sell.
Mortgage Spreads Are the Hidden Force Holding Up Home Sales in 2026
Rates would top 7.70% without spread compression. For sellers, that gap is the difference between a buyer pool that exists and one that doesn't.
Asking Prices Hit Record Drop — But Buyers Are Actually Showing Up
June data shows the steepest annual asking-price decline on record. For sellers, that's not the whole story — pending sales are rising and price cuts are shrinking.
Builders Cut Costs as Rates Hold Firm — What It Means for Home Sellers
With mortgage rates stuck near 6.5% and new-home margins under pressure, builders are changing tactics. Here's how that shift lands on existing-home sellers.
The Agent You Hire Right Now Matters More Than Usual
NAR's 2026 data shows a thinned-out, battle-tested agent pool — and for sellers, who's holding your listing is a direct pricing and timeline variable.
Buyers Are Showing Up Everywhere — But Inventory Tells a Messier Story
Pending sales rose in every U.S. region for the week ending June 20. For sellers, what matters more is what's happening to local supply — and it varies sharply.
New-Home Sales Drop 7.3% in May — and the Affordable End Is Nearly Gone
May's new-home sales numbers look stable on the surface. Dig in and you'll find the entry-level market quietly collapsing — which changes the math for existing-home sellers.
FHFA Wants Fannie and Freddie Financing More Manufactured Homes
A sweeping federal proposal would push GSEs into chattel lending and affordable housing — here's what it means if you're selling manufactured or rural property.
New Home Sales Drop 7.3% in May as Buyers Hit a Wall
Elevated rates and sticky inflation pushed new home sales to a 580,000-unit annual pace in May. Here's what that pullback means if you're planning to sell.
Rates Easing, Sales Up: What the Summer Housing Shift Means for Sellers
Oil prices fell $30 in a month, mortgage rates are ticking down from their peak, and pending sales just posted a 5% year-over-year gain. Here's what it adds up to for sellers.
MBA Warns Housing Supply Could Overtake Demand in Key Markets
A new Mortgage Bankers Association white paper flags slowing household formation as a pricing risk sellers in high-inventory markets can't afford to ignore.
What the Housing Market's Second Half Means for Home Sellers
Rates near 6.60%, tightening inventory, and harder year-over-year comps starting in July — here's what sellers need to understand heading into fall.
Five Industry Shifts This Week That Sellers Should Know About
From a retail giant swallowing a discount brokerage to the World Cup reshaping two housing markets, this week's real estate news has direct implications for anyone selling a home.
Rates Dip to 6.47%, But the Buyer Pool Is Still Cautious
Mortgage rates edged down this week, but May data shows buyers pumping the brakes. Here's what that tension means if you're planning to sell.