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China’s homebuyers are running out of patience with the real estate slump

Chinese real estate developers, including highly indebted Evergrande, have operated a business that relied on selling apartments before they were completed. Pictured here is an Evergrande development in Beijing on Jan. 6, 2022. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images BEIJING — China’s real estate market desperately needs a boost in confidence, analysts said, after reports […]

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I’m the Chief Economist at Realtor.com. These Are the 4 Things You Need To Know About the Housing Market Now

If you feel a bit of whiplash hearing the varying takes on the housing market right now, you’re not alone. Home prices are still rising—but not as much! Mortgage rates are generally up—but recently they’ve held below 6%! (See the lowest mortgage rates you can get now here.) There are bidding wars galore—but not everywhere! […]

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As the US housing market starts to cool, researchers say these cities are primed for a price drop

As the US housing market starts to cool, researchers say these cities are primed for a price drop If you’ve been squeezed out of the tight housing market over the past couple of years waiting for the opportunity to buy, you might finally be getting your chance – and some places are already looking more […]

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10 U.S. real estate markets that are cooling the fastest

David Ryder | Getty Images After staggering growth during the pandemic, the U.S. housing market is starting to cool — and it’s happening fastest along the West Coast. The quickest-cooling real estate market is San Jose, California, according to a new Redfin analysis, which ranked U.S. metropolitan markets based on median sales prices, year-over-year inventory […]

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Should I wait for real estate prices to crash before I buy a house? Here are 3 simple reasons why this housing downturn is nothing like 2008

Should I wait for real estate prices to crash before I buy a house? Here are 3 simple reasons why this housing downturn is nothing like 2008 Two years in, this decade has already brought a global pandemic, record-setting inflation, rising interest rates and a country more divided than ever before. So why not a […]

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‘Prices may dip’ in some markets: 5 economists and real estate pros on what to expect from this ‘in transition’ housing market

What’s going on with the housing market now? Getty Images Though mortgage interest rates have been slowly ticking up — with some pros saying we may see more of that (you can see the lowest mortgage rates you can get here) — summertime homebuyers have likely noticed that housing price growth doesn’t seem to be slowing […]

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