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December 12, 2025 Overview – The Realtor.com® economics teamvideoupdategives you the relevant economic and real estate information you need to know each week every Friday to navigate the housing market as a homebuyer, home seller, or industry professional. – For the week ending December 12, Realtor.com®Chief Economist Danielle Halediscusses theNovember Housing Trends Reportand howweekly trendsinhousingRead …

December 12, 2025 Economic and Housing Market Update Read More »

Welcome to this weekly housing trends update, where we bring you the latest snapshot of inventory trends, listing activity, and buyer-seller dynamics across the U.S. housing market. In addition to our monthly housing trends reports, which offer deeper insights into long-term patterns, we publish these weekly updates to provide more timely views into market changes.Read …

Weekly Housing Trends: U.S. Market Update (Week Ending Dec. 6, 2025) Read More »

Thinking about buying a home, but not sure how to afford it? Welcome to the Down Payment Diaries, where real people spill about how they saved and splurged on their path to homeownership. If you’d like to submit your own Down Payment Diary, please fill out the form here. Today, a couple shares how theyRead …

We Bought a Purdue Frat House and Spent $100K Renovating Read More »

What the December FOMC meeting statement said The Federal Reserve’s Open Market Committee (FOMC), the rate-setting body that meets roughly eight times per year, voted to cut the Federal Funds rate by 25 basis points at its December meeting. This follows 25 basis point cuts in each of the September and October meetings and bringsRead …

Federal Reserve Drops Policy Rate 25 Basis Points to 3.5%-3.75% Read More »

Considering a room revamp, but not sure where to begin—or how much to invest? In our latest series, One-Room Renos, we explore renovation projects big and small, from soft-good upgrades you can accomplish in a weekend to total overhauls that cost a small fortune and take months (or longer). Today, a young creative shares howRead …

I Spent $150K to Turn a 100-Year-Old Train Car Into an Airbnb Read More »

– Inventory climbs for the 25th straight month (+12.6% YoY), but growth is slowing, as the plateau in the post-pandemic supply recovery continues. – Buyer activity remains soft as homes stay on the market longer (+3 days, YoY) and prices ease (-0.4% YoY). The slowdown is most pronounced in the South and West, while manyRead …

November 2025 Housing Market Trends Report-Realtor.com Research: Inventory, Prices, Delistings, and Refuge Markets Read More »