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Would-be home sellers and buyers are retreating as we enter the holiday season, with both new listings and pending sales falling. New listings of U.S. homes for sale fell 1.7% year over year during the four weeks ending December 7, the biggest decline in over two years. Would-be home sellers are pul

AuthorAmanda Dodge.  Date: December 10, 2025 4:27 pm Use this guide, Virtual Tours and Smart Home Tech: Selling Properties in a Hybrid Market, to promote your home while searching for houses. The post Virtual Tours and Smart Home Tech: Selling Properties in a Hybrid Market appeared first on FastExpe

The Fed’s December interest-rate cut won’t move mortgage rates because markets have already priced it in.  The Fed cut interest rates in its latest meeting, as expected. The Fed committee was divided on how to proceed. Takeaway: Mortgage rates will remain largely unchanged in the near term with toda

AuthorChristy Crouch.  Date: December 10, 2025 3:45 pm Selling your home now has major benefits. Make your home shine and standout with limited competition and beat the spring rush. The post Real Estate Expert Answers: Sell My Home Now or Wait for Spring 2026? appeared first on FastExpert.

The share of Redfin users clicking into the climate-risk section of home listings nearly doubled after the 2025 Los Angeles wildfires started burning. The same effect took hold in Florida during hurricane season. In both instances, the bump in user engagement was short-lived. House hunters on Redfin

This Week In A Nutshell   Markets expect the Fed to cut interest rates by 25 bps when they meet on Wednesday, meaning the cut itself will have little effect on rates. But a number of dissents are expected and they will also release formal projections for 2026. Those projections, along with the tone

The average U.S. buyer’s agent commission rose to 2.42% in the third quarter from 2.36% a year earlier. Commissions were virtually flat from the previous quarter. Commissions were largely flat across different price tiers from the previous quarter, with the average buyer’s commission for homes under

AuthorAmanda Dodge.  Date: December 3, 2025 4:48 pm Use our guide Homes With Pools Near Me: Is It Worth the Price to explore the pros, cons, and potentially hidden costs of owning a pool. The post Homes With Pools Near Me: Is It Worth the Price? appeared first on FastExpert.

Homebuyers are getting cold feet due to high housing costs and economic uncertainty. Many are convinced they’ll be able to find a home they like better because there are so many listings on the market. Homebuyers are most likely to walk away in Texas and Florida, and least likely in Nassau County, N

U.S. homebuyers will start to get some relief in 2026, with affordability improving as income growth outpaces home-price growth. Next year will mark the beginning of a long, slow recovery for the housing market.  The Great Housing Reset will take shape in 2026. It won’t be a quick price correction,

AuthorAmanda Dodge.  Date: December 1, 2025 5:20 pm Wondering how to sell your house fast? Take the guesswork out and read strategies that work in 2026 to get your house sold! The post How to Sell a House Fast: Strategies That Work in 2026 appeared first on FastExpert.

AuthorAmanda Dodge.  Date: December 1, 2025 4:06 pm There are always options. Use our First-Time Homebuyer Guide: Steps to Buying With Bad Credit to understand how to move forward. The post First-Time Homebuyer Guide: Steps to Buying with Bad Credit appeared first on FastExpert.

AuthorAmanda Dodge.  Date: December 1, 2025 12:32 pm Use this guide to learn the best time of year to buy a house. Seasonal trends explained can help you better understand the market. The post The Best Time of Year to Buy a House: Seasonal Trends Explained appeared first on FastExpert.

This Week In A Nutshell Rates fell last week as financial markets increasingly priced in a rate cut at next Wednesday’s Fed meeting, but an absence of recent jobs and inflation data makes this one particularly difficult to predict. Mortgage rates may continue to bounce around this week ahead of the

U.S. home prices are increasing and mortgage rates ticked up last week after dipping to their lowest level in a year. Rising costs and widespread financial uncertainty are causing house hunters to retreat.  We’re taking a break from analysis this week, but please see the tables and charts below for

The typical retail worker earns $34,000 per year, or 52% less than they would need to afford the typical apartment. Rental affordability has improved slightly in recent years; the typical retail worker earned 57% less than they would need during the pandemic moving frenzy. The earnings shortfall is

Luxury home sale prices in West Palm Beach, FL have jumped 187.3% to a median $4.04 million over the past decade—the fastest growth among major U.S. metros. The Sun Belt is home to 8 of the 10 major metros with the fastest growth in luxury home prices since 2015. New York has posted the smallest pri

The number of home listings that were pulled off the market rose to a historically high level in September.  Sellers are delisting because so many listings are going stale; many homeowners would rather stay put than accept a low offer. The increase in delistings is propping up home prices.  Nationwi

This Week In A Nutshell Rates are a little lower with investors more hopeful for a rate cut at the December 10 Fed meeting after a mixed jobs report and New York Fed President John Williams signaling openness to another cut “in the near term.” But it truly feels like a coin toss, with no new data of

With Thanksgiving around the corner, there’s a lot to be thankful for—including our growing team! Please join me in celebrating the agents who joined us in October and the fresh energy, talent and possibilities they bring this season.   Redfin agent Guy Golan Guy Golan returns to our Virginia office