The number of homes for sale nationwide dropped below 700,000 in December, hitting an all-time low, while home prices were up double-digits over the year prior, according to realtor.com’s Monthly Housing Trends Report.

As the housing market heated up this summer, selling to an iBuyer became a less attractive option for many profit-minded homeowners.

“Comparing the RHPI levels in October relative to the resurgence of home buyer interest in June, affordability declined in 24 of the top 50 markets we track.”

Sales in November are still 25.8% higher year over year.

Inventory also reached its lowest point in the report’s history, down 31.8% from the same time last year and down 13.3% from October.

Strong underlying fundamentals shaped the housing market’s remarkable 2020 comeback story and, with a vaccine rollout underway, the stage is set for another strong year in 2021, says First American Chief Economist Mark Fleming.

More than half of Redfin listings (54%) experienced bidding wars in November, down only 4 percentage points from the previous month, according to the online broker’s new report.

An ongoing shortage of existing homes on the market has made newly constructed homes especially desirable.

The flight of homeowners from large urban centers to the suburbs has unexpectedly begun to reshape residential real estate, but luxury property in large cities have also gotten a boost from the hot market.

A new Redfin report shows condos are selling for a record 17% discount to single-family homes as the coronavirus fuels demand for space.

A new report from Homes.com shows that prospective homebuyers are still waiting to see if they will work from home permanently.

It takes Chicago homebuyers 5.65 years to meet the minimum threshold of 20%, or $69,800, to qualify for a mortgage.

There are 5.7 million “missing” households since the Great Recession, a fact likely to boost housing demand for at least the next several years.

Nationally, contract signings are up 20.2% compared to a year ago, but industry insiders say high prices are beginning to affect sales.

Despite continued economic uncertainty from COVID-19, housing markets continue their upward projectory.

2020 has seen much speculation that COVID-19 is driving households away from cities to lower density places in the suburbs. RCLCO looks at whether 2020 is indeed the year of the suburbs.