Home Price Growth Slowed Down. That May Be Changing.

The “prices are going to crash” story has been louder than the data has warranted for the past two years. More than a year of headlines warned of a collapse. What the numbers now show is different: not a boom, but a clear shift in direction worth paying attention to, whether buying or selling is on

What Higher Mortgage Rates Mean for Home Sellers

Higher mortgage rates are usually discussed as a buyer problem. They are a seller problem too. When rates rise, buyers focus hard on the monthly payment, and a growing share of them are finding a lower payment in one place: new construction. A homeowner selling an existing house is often competing w

Hoping for (or Dreading) a Housing Crash? The Experts Just Weighed In.

Some buyers are afraid home prices are about to crash. Others are hoping they will. A recent survey from Clever found 58% of Gen Z buyers are rooting for a crash, simply so homeownership would feel within reach. Both groups are making decisions around the same question: are prices actually headed do

The Mortgage Rate You See Online Isn’t Necessarily the One You’d Get.

Recent headlines say mortgage rates have climbed to their highest point since January 2025. For a lot of would-be buyers, that headline is where the thinking stops. It should not be. The rate in the news is an average. The rate a specific buyer would actually get can land meaningfully above or below