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Existing home sales dip as affordability concerns linger

Sales of previously owned US homes slipped back in June, dragged down by stubbornly high mortgage rates that have kept the housing market stuck in a yearslong slump. Processing Content Contract closings fell 2.4% to an annualized rate of 4.09 million last month, data released Thursday by the National Association of Realtors show. That fell […]

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What To Expect from the Housing Market in the Second Half of 2026

If the first half of this year has left you feeling stuck, you’re not the only one. Mortgage rates stayed higher than people wanted. Affordability remained tight. And uncertainty overseas added another layer of pressure nobody saw coming. That’s why so many people are asking the same question: Will the second half of the year

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New Zillow Pro tells agents when their contacts start house hunting again

Zillow has rolled out Zillow Pro, a nationwide premium membership designed to give real estate agents direct visibility into their clients’ activity on Zillow and tools to act on those signals. The launch brings Zillow’s consumer data and collaboration tools directly into agents’ day-to-day workflows at a time when home sales are on track for

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